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Rwanda Quotes & Sayings

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It is the first time in the history of Rwanda that political change in the highest leadership of the country has taken place in peace and security. — Paul Kagame

We are preaching hope, standing on the bones of the past. — John Rucyahana

Paris Hilton is going on a goodwill mission to Rwanda. It's the first time an entire Third World country will have to get immunizations for a visitor. — Chelsea Handler

Nobody tells you Rwanda looks like Tuscany with its tiled roofs. — Joanna Lumley

My father was an agricultural economist. In 1989 he was posted to Mbarara, a small town on the Uganda-Rwanda border. — Giles Foden

So this is why I'm always say happy that somebody mentions Rwanda, because behind Rwanda, we have Africa. — Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Gorilla tourism is vital to Rwanda's economy: It's the third highest source of income. — Andy Serkis

I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia. — Miep Gies

I can't think of a better model for Haiti rebuilding than Rwanda. — Paul Farmer

I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended toward Kigali airport. — Naomi Benaron

I believe that we can heal Rwanda - and our world - by healing one heart at a time. — Immaculee Ilibagiza

In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda. — Rick Warren

There becomes little doubt as to why power chooses to support power. Rwanda becomes invisible once again. We have nothing America wants. — Terry Tempest Williams

Rwanda is a monarchy not a democracy. — Paul Kagame

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded. — Jim Fowler

Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same. — Paul Kagame

Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect. — Stephen Kinzer

The history and national interest of Rwanda and the Rwandan people dictate our national orientation. — Paul Kagame

Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda. — Paul Kagame

In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda. — Kofi Annan

I think the only value of 'Hotel Rwanda' is the fact that it keeps the Rwandan genocide alive, but as far as content, it's Hollywood. — Romeo Dallaire

I was on the ground, I was in command, I had been given the mission, and I took the decision. — Romeo Dallaire

The perpetrators of genocides are usually men of the herd, men who follow orders without questioning them. Rwanda was no exception. — John Rucyahana

Acumen Fund is my prayer in response to genocide and what happened in Rwanda. — Jacqueline Novogratz

Rwanda is not over needing aid, but we can survive with less aid than before. — Paul Kagame

'Hotel Rwanda' is an American product, not a Rwandan one, made primarily for American audiences. — Lee Siegel

Rwanda is a landlocked country, but it hasn't stopped developing. They built a high-end tourism industry around the mountain gorillas. — Robert Zoellick

Everywhere I go, I see young people: Confident, forward looking. I have seen them in Lagos, in Rwanda, in the suburbs of London. — Binyavanga Wainaina

I am still suffering from my experience in Rwanda, I never know when I'm going to drive my car off a bridge, or just decide to take my life. — Romeo Dallaire

One is reminded of Primo Levi's observation about the Holocaust: 'Things whose existence is not morally comprehensible cannot exist. — Michael Barnett

Killing Tutsis was a political tradition in postcolonial Rwanda; it brought people together. — Philip Gourevitch

Genocide, after all, is an exercise in community building. — Philip Gourevitch

For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal problem. — Boutros Boutros-Ghali

It is better for a country to have a strong leader, this applies to the United States as well as to Rwanda. — Paul Kagame

Wherever God spends the day, He comes home to sleep in Rwanda. — Naomi Benaron