82 Quotes by Clemantine Wamariya

We cannot afford to lose any more people as a result of hatred.

There are a lot of great people everywhere. And there are also a lot of not so great people.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away.

It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story.