Quotes by George Weah

“These elections should be about the issues that confront our people, the issue of lack of safe drinking water, electricity, roads, education, agriculture, health care and the plight of our young people, and re-integration of ex-combatants. These are the issues that we must deliberate on.”

“[In a city so poor that a T-shirt is considered a luxury item, many of those attending his launch rally had painted the initials of his party - the Congress for Democratic Change - on their bare torsos. Others, noting the shirt numbers he used to wear in his prime, saw fate at work. For Milan, Weah sported the number nine, for his country it was always number 14. Add the figures together and they make 23. On Oct 11, Liberians will elect their 23rd president.] As I look into your faces tonight, I see that I am your future, ... As I look into your faces tonight I see that I am your destiny. I see that your dream will be fulfilled.”

“As I look in your faces tonight, I see that I am your future. As I look into your faces tonight, I see that I am your destiny, I see that your dream will be fulfilled,”

“my government will create incentives for them to go to school and learn skill to become productive citizens. This is achievable and I am committed to it.”

“I think someone who takes the presidency must not take it to learn. (There is) a crisis of leadership and it needs someone who understands already the depth of human suffering and the difficulties we are confronted with. Theres no time for learning.”

“This is a very good day, this is the day people are exercising their democratic right ... they are doing it for the first time without fear,”

“As a son of this country I believe in the people. Credibility and dignity is what I bring to the table.”

“I am always successful in my work.”

“I can bring about change. The people have spoken and their voices must be heard,”

“not about my popularity. People have been supporting me since my childhood. They are supporting me because they want a change not about my popularity.”

My father died when I was young and I was raised by my grandmother, Emma Klonjlaleh Brown. We could afford to eat chicken just once a year, on Christmas.

If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But at the end of the day, I think we are all born politicians. Its practical. All you gotta do is practice.

Education is a continual process, its like a bicycle... If you dont pedal you dont go forward.

I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, theres no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.

I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.