Clemantine Wamariya Quotes
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When you're in survival mode, you numb yourself.
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I go around the country sharing my story. I aim to dare other people to go deep into their own stories and hope to inspire them to think about their own world and experiences.
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I want to create or be a platform for people who have been labelled as a victim. I'm not going to be their voice; that's their voice. I want to allow people to voice their life beyond labels.
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One of my fondest memories growing up in Rwanda was seeing everyone participating in community-building activities. This happened every Saturday at the end of month. People work together in cleaning streets, planting trees, and take care of each other by facilitating productive conversations and actions that are beneficial for the society.
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From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from one refugee camp to another, hoping we would be wanted.
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I'm still coping with my trauma, but coping by trying to find different ways to heal it rather than hide it.
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Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.
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You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.
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I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me, the act of storytelling is an act of healing.
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Every single person on the planet has equal humanity.
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People say you can't change the world. But you can change people.
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When you receive an education, you pass it on.
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Always strive to be a better you for you and for other.
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Never allow other people to classify you based on your past and current circumstances, where you were born, your experiences, your gender, or your race.
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I think, when you survive any intense experience, people try to moralize you; a lot of people just try to raise you high, and it's so not fair to you and to everybody else.
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I was six years old when the conflict started in Rwanda.
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Children tell the truth.
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To the young girl who fails to see opportunities around her: Awaken the intellectual curiosity within you. Go on, search for those opportunities and chase after them! Because when you are curious and in 'search mode,' you will meet a lot of people and learn, and when you find opportunities, you will be exhilarated rather than overwhelmed.
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It is so important to share experiences with one another. Humans are so often in their own heads and not looking to others. But we have to realize that we are always invited to be a part of someone else's story - we are together in this.
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I want to tap into everyone's senses, to touch on our human sensibility.
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Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.
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The tradition of Umuganda is a beautiful and inspiring one. It connects people to their surrounds and creates a responsible community.
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We cannot afford to lose any more people as a result of hatred.
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Like many American millennials, an 8th grade field trip first brought me into contact with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.