39 Quotes by Paul Rusesabagina

I am nothing special. Paul was a hotel manager. He will remain a hotel manager to the end.

"There is no greater gift to an insecure leader that quite matches a vague enemy who can be used to whip up fear and hatred among the population."

This is why I say that the individual's most potent weapon is a stubborn belief in the triumph of common decency.

Kindness is not an illusion and violence is not a rule. The true resting state of human affairs is not represented by a man hacking his neighbor into pieces with a machete. That is a sick aberration. No, the true state of human affairs is life as it ought to be lived.

We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.

Everybody was willing to give me a job. But I wanted to do something different. I saw myself as an independent person, self-employed.

Our time here on the earth is short, and our chance to make a difference is tiny. For me the grinding blocks of history came together in such a way that I was able to take what fragile defense I had and hold in place for seventy-six days. If I was able to give much it was only because I had some useful things from my life to give. I am a hotel manager...my job never changed, even in a sea of fire.

If we want to change things, we must first change ourselves. If we want to play -- if we want to change the world -- we must first show up on the field to score.

Our days are so few, our existences so complicated. As long as we're breathing we shouldn't further complicate our lives.