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" Being kind to myself helped me deal with people who thought less of me and thought they were better than me. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Me
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" My experiences have shown me that when an opportunity bigger than you comes along and you feel unprepared and doubtful, it is important to permit those emotions and let that energy drive you and inspire you to move forward. "
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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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" 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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" It has taken me so many years to finally be in my bed and fall asleep for six hours. "
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" I want to listen to people's stories and find strength in them. There is so much human-caused pain and suffering in the world. I want to honor all those difficult experiences and acknowledge their aftermath. At the same time, I want to really see and love the world around me. "
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" The benefits of Umuganda are not merely economic. The day is intended to build community involvement and strengthen cohesion between persons of different background and levels. One such a benefit is that people can access authorities to articulate their needs and voice opinions on various issues. "
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" People say you can't change the world. But you can change people. "
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" It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story. "
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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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" 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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Story
Thankful
Healing
" 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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Love
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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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" I was six years old when the conflict started in Rwanda. "
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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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You
Need
Perspective
" I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything. "
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Me
Open
Show
" Children tell the truth. "
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Children
Tell
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" We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. "
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" As a child growing up in refugee camps, life taught me that many things were impossible. My older sister, Claire, taught me otherwise when her strength and resilience made the impossible possible in the way she worked, behaved, and took control of our lives. "
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Control
Child
Strength
" When you're in survival mode, you numb yourself. "
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Survival
Mode
You
" If we believe that a person seeking refuge is to be pitied, feared, despised, and looked down upon, we are doing ourselves a disservice. "
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Believe
Down
Person
" I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside. "
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Me
Night
Light
" My copy of 'Night' is dog-eared. The pages are filled with plastic colored 'flags' that are blue, green, purple, and yellow. Vocabulary is in the margins; phrases and sentences are underlined, some with pencil, and some with pen. Many words are circled. "
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Yellow
Words
Green
" Set goals but be flexible. "
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Goals
Set
Flexible
" The idea of somebody suffering is really painful to every human. In our collective language, we all too often see those who are suffering as a victim to be pitied, to be feared, and even sometimes to be despised. I want to redirect that narrative. "
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Language
Sometimes
Suffering
" I don't think in a linear form. "
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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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" No matter what is happening in your life, you always offer tea. "
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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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Race
" In 2006, after 12 years being separated away from my family and then seven years knowing that they were dead and them thinking that we were dead, we reunited... in the most dramatic, American way possible. Live, on television. "
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Live
American
Dead
" The world is part of us, and we are part of the world. Even through the smallest acts, we can demonstrate that. I believe in the human spirit, in the kindness in all of us, and I am hopeful for this world. "
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World
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