Amanda Lindhout Quotes
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Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.
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I would like to especially acknowledge my home community of Calgary, and the people of central Alberta who made my dream of freedom a reality.
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Somalia is very dangerous, and no one knows that better than I.
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It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems.
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Getting on a plane is hard for me, but I do it, because travel is vital to me.
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The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.
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I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence.
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I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don't know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it.
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My confidence came from the way I grew up, and I'm grateful for it.
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Being in the dark, there's a real weight to it. It's heavy.
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Women in Somalia face almost unimaginable oppression.
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Going into Somalia, I didn't anticipate how many people's lives would be affected by it. In hindsight, I certainly wish I had taken more time to think about that, but I can't change it.
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Contemplating Christmas when you are isolated and far from home brings its own unique pain.
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I must thank my good friend Nigel Brennan. His strength of character in the midst of extreme hardship inspired me during the darkest days. Despite our separation, he always managed to find small ways to remind me that there are gentlemen in the world, even when I was surrounded by just the opposite.
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Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism and hostage-taking through ransom payments ... Still, try telling that to a mother, or a father, or a husband or wife caught in the powerless agony of standing by.
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Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls.
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Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world.
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I don't think I'm unusual in that, in my 20s, like many people, I felt invincible.
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Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.
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Sometimes, you have to make the choice to forgive 10 times a day when you have these pockets of anger come up. That's a lot of work, but to me it's worthwhile.
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I'm not afraid of IED's, bullets, mortars.
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I think that I find a lot of my healing out in the world.
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The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I've dreamed about for so long.
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Somalia is an important story in the world, and it needed to be told.