Clemantine Wamariya Quotes
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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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There are millions of people, refugees, who have experienced the same conflicts and struggles I did. They have the same potential to defy the odds and achieve great things.
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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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Children tell the truth.
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Always strive to be a better you for you and for other.
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People say you can't change the world. But you can change people.
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I was six years old when the conflict started in Rwanda.
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When you receive an education, you pass it on.
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I truly hope readers learn to believe in their imaginations and their ability to shape their own lives. That's what 'The Girl Who Smiled Beads' means to me.
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Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.
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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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You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.
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We need to examine hatred on a global perspective because hatred is everywhere, and it does not matter who you are: you can be a victim of it anywhere and anytime.
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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 cannot afford to lose any more people as a result of hatred.
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Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away.
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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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We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle.
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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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When you're in survival mode, you numb yourself.
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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 want people to know that they are the masters, the queens, kings, and gods of their own story.
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It occurred to me that memorials shouldn't be grand. If you really want to honor the memory of a tragedy, you shouldn't create areas of calm reflection. You should make people uncomfortable. Put them in the shoes of those who perpetrated and those who suffered. Then ask, would they be able to forgive in these situations?
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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.