Jody Williams
Jody Williams
Jody Williamsis an American political activist known around the world for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights – especially those of women – and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today’s world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
CountryUnited States of America
leadership real fate
It's sort of easy to make a challenge. It's very hard to put the full fate of your government behind the challenge and make it happen. That's real leadership.
real war believe
Militarists say that to gain peace we must prepare for war. I think we get what we prepare for. If we want a world where peace is valued, we must teach ourselves to believe that peace is not a ‘utopian vision’ but a real responsibility that must be worked for each and every day in small and large ways. Any one of us can contribute to building a world where peace and justice prevail.
problems rest york
The rest of the world did not go away because New York was attacked. There are many many problems in the world we need to address, not just that one.
rest time
The rest of the time is up to the rest of us,
buildings capital decay major point structures
If maintenance is deferred, these buildings and structures decay to the point that major capital outlay is required.
common eternally goes prepared war
The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims. In common parlance, it is the perfect soldier, the 'eternal sentry.' The war ends, the landmine goes on killing.
aftermath began fighting number recognized soldiers until vietnam war weapons
Even soldiers from the Vietnam War had said that when they were fighting in that war, the landmine was just one of any number of weapons to use in the fighting. It wasn't until they began to think about the aftermath and the legacy of landmines that they recognized the long-term, indiscriminate impact of the weapon.
bill change clinton help hope leader neither nor prize repeatedly statesman
I've repeatedly said that Bill Clinton is neither a leader nor a statesman and I'll say it again, ... I hope this prize will help change his mind.
both build bus community district goals group help teachers tour within
One of our goals is to build a sense of community within the group of first- and second-year teachers that are new to the district in Ottumwa, and the other is to help orientate those teachers to our community. The bus tour accomplishes both of those goals,
anywhere asking government standing
No one anywhere in the (U.S.) government is standing up and asking "are we threatening world peace?
anywhere asking government standing
No one anywhere in the (U.S.) government is standing up and asking ""are we threatening world peace?
conflicts countries degree internal millions since war wars weapon
Since World War II, most of the conflicts in the world have been internal conflicts. The weapon of choice in those wars has all too often been landmines - to such a degree that what we find today are tens of millions of landmines contaminating approximately 70 countries around the world.
challenges direction great mean moving
We are moving in the right direction. It does not mean we don't have great challenges before us.
although great strides work
Although we are making great strides in our work to rid the world of this weapon, we need to do more.