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Erelu Bisi Fayemi Quotes

born 1963 Nigeria

Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (born 11 June, 1963) is a Nigerian-British feminist activist, policy advocate, social change philanthropy practitioner and writer.

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Never tell a woman she ‘looks fat’. Not only are you guilty of body shaming, not only does it make you a nasty person, she already knows.

We are tired of singing, dancing and clapping for political leaders only to end up with nothing to show for it.

No matter how rich you are, you can only sleep on one bed at a time.

A Nigeria where women and girls will be able to reach their full potential.

Your anger over an issue or situation fuels a drive for change, transformation, solutions and impatience with the status quo.

A Nigeria where ladies will be given employment without ‘trade by barter.

A Nigeria where cancer will be understood as not an attack from witches.

We are tired of not being able to go to our farms for fear of being raped.

We are tired of mourning our sisters beaten to death by their spouses.

We are tired of searching for our children who have been snatched away from our arms and have not returned.

We are tired of nursing our raped and battered children back to health.

We are tired of being tortured and dispossessed when our husbands die.

Your skills, education or knowledge amount to nothing if you don’t know how to channel them into leverage to get things done or to seek access.

I want a Nigeria safe for all women and girls. A country that nurtures the girl child to a meaningful future.

Talking about outfits, why would anyone talk about how much their outfit or accessories cost? Tacky and classless.

I hate prayers that ask God to ‘kill my adversaries’. How will they see me in all my purple glory?

I don’t have enemies. I know there are people who hate my guts but calling them ‘enemies’ is exaggerating their importance.

My father taught me that men could be kind, could be compassionate and could support women’s dreams and aspirations.

The best things in life are indeed free, examples are smiles, sunshine and sleep

I don’t worry about things I can’t afford. I focus on what I have or what is within my means.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Erelu Bisi Fayemi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.