Clemantine Wamariya Quotes
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'Night' may be one of the most important books that people can read today. It is a story of how hate can slowly take over a society. It shows what happens when people are dehumanized.
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Every single person on the planet has equal humanity.
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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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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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Labels and classifications of any type are not law, nor are they written in stone. It's up to us to be aware of this and confront it and break through it by doing things that shock and surprise people because they thought we could never achieve at that level.
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I'm not a victim - I'm a survivor of hunger, of hate, of different injustices that humans are facing today.
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People say you can't change the world. But you can change people.
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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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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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When you receive an education, you pass it on.
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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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Always strive to be a better you for you and for other.
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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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Children tell the truth.
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Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.
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Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away.
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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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I was six years old when the conflict started in Rwanda.
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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.
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We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle.
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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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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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My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups.