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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. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Me
Love
Everything
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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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" 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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" Growing up in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, I had a wonderful life, one that I have not experienced anywhere since, even after living in nine countries. "
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" 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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" 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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" Words will never be enough to quantify and qualify the many magnitudes of human-caused destruction. "
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" My day-to-day varies. I do some public speaking. I talk to school groups. "
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Some
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" Children tell the truth. "
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Children
Tell
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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 enjoyed playing everywhere, especially my mother's garden and my neighbor's. I loved my kindergarten. We sang songs; we played everywhere and ate lunch. I had a childhood that I would wish for anyone. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Mother
Loved
Childhood
" Growing up, many of us are taught to place limits on what we can accomplish while on earth. We tend to think of things in binary form: either as possible or, more frequently, impossible. "
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Limits
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" My Chicago is beautiful and diverse. It was able to give me all parts of the world all in one. "
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Me
Give Me
" 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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Energy
Drive
Opportunity
" Always strive to be a better you for you and for other. "
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Strive
Other
Always
" 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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Thought
Doing
Law
" I am not a refugee. I sought refuge for many years, but the word 'refugee' does not define me. It just limits me and puts me in a box. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Limits
Box
I Am
" I'm still coping with my trauma, but coping by trying to find different ways to heal it rather than hide it. "
Clemantine Wamariya
Hide
Different
Find
" Being able to connect with other humans is something I've done since I was little. "
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Connect
Something
Little
" Set goals but be flexible. "
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Goals
Set
Flexible
" 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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Life
Want
" I was the most tired 11-year-old in the world. "
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Most
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" I'm open to everything. Take me anywhere, show me everything. "
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Open
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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
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Healing
" 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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" 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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Shoes
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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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" 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
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" If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages. "
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" Elie Wiesel and his book 'Night' have changed my life, shifting the way I see and treat people and inspiring me to fight injustices any way I am able. "
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" I never thought that being a public speaker would teach me so much about life and make it so beautiful as well. "
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