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I believe that leadership acts should be manifested by engaging in external work that can be observed and shared with everyone else.

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Zainab Salbi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 24
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Since a very young age, my mother made sure to tell me about the plight of women... As she raised my awareness about women's issues, she also made sure to ingrain in me the importance of being strong and independent and not to let anybody define me by their images of what women should be.
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Passionately enjoy life!
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Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.
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Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.
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