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" 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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" Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away. "

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" Sharing presumes and creates equality. "

" My Chicago is beautiful and diverse. It was able to give me all parts of the world all in one. "

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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. "

" My formal speaking career began before a group of 10 third-graders. We drew pictures of my home in Rwanda. I told them about my mother's huge garden and our mango tree. The lessons I taught were simple. Play nicely. Take care of plants. Take care of people. "

" 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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Everything

" 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. "

" We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. "

" 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. "

" If you want to learn about the history of a people, eat their food and drink their beverages. "

" 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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" I'm still coping with my trauma, but coping by trying to find different ways to heal it rather than hide it. "

" When you receive an education, you pass it on. "

" Every single person on the planet has equal humanity. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Safety should be a birthright. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not a victim - I'm a survivor of hunger, of hate, of different injustices that humans are facing today. "

" 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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