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" Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt. "

Ingrid Betancourt

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" We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable. "

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" Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions. "

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" I think that the worst thing is realizing that mankind - that - that human beings can be so horrible to other human beings. "

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" The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war. "

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" Reconciliation is a national decision that has to be debated and a consensus made among Colombians. "

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" At first, I didn't want to accept that I had been abducted. I kept thinking, 'Next week, I'll be freed.' "

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" When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh. "

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" I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light. "

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" These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children. "

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" Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications. "

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" A novel - it's also a way of attacking subjects that you cannot confront in the eye. "

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" I am not irresponsible. "

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" We're humans. Why always turn human attitude into political behaviours? I hate that. "

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" In the free world, your days pass very quickly because you have so many things to do, and you're in control of your life. "

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" Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt. "

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" I called my party the Green Oxygen party because Colombians were choking. "

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" In captivity, one loses every way of acting over little details which satisfy the essentials of life. Everything has to be asked for: permission to go to the toilet, permission to ask a guard something, permission to talk to another hostage - to brush your teeth, use toilet paper, everything is a negotiation. "

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" As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving. "

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" The relationship with time changes when you're captive. "

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" I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena. "

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" The only thing I've settled in my mind is that I want to forgive, and forgiveness comes with forgetting. "

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" I have to forget in order to find peace in my soul and be able to forgive. "

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" After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope. "

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" I love Colombia's military. I love my country. "

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" I studied political science at the Ecole de Sciences Politiques in Paris. "

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" On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living. "

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" More than a victim, I am a survivor of a dehumanization process. "

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" I continue to aspire to serve Colombia as president. "

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" In Colombia, women are a huge factor for reconciliation. I have seen many strong women advocating for negotiations. I remember when the paramilitary were active, there were women close to the paramilitary asking for negotiations. "

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