Barbara Asher Ayisi

Barbara Asher Ayisi (born 12 February, 1976) is a Ghanaian politician and the former Member of Parliament of the Cape Coast North constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and was the former deputy minister for Education in Ghana. She holds a master's degree in English literature from the University of Cape Coast.

Quotes

• Beauty is vain and charm is deceitful
  • Barbara Ayisi advises young ladies

• We all have talents or some sort of skill God has put in us as women. As young ladies, it is important to understand that life is not all about riches and rich men
  • Barbara Ayisi advises women and young ladies

• At a point I didn’t feel good about myself, I wasn’t very slim, I wasn’t rich and I wasn’t among the top students either. All I had was my artistic talent and creativity…It is of essence to develop what you have to make up for what you don’t have…Never rely on your looks; Beauty is Vain! It fades
  • Barbara Ayisi speaks on her childhood

• My mother inspires me because my mother never gives up
  • Barbara Ayisi speaks about her mother

• Life is not easy. If you speak to people who have achieved, they will tell you their stories. When you do something now and you fail, there is no shortcut to success
  • Barbara Asher Ayisi encourages people not to give up