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Amanda Lindhout Quotes

I know firsthand how critical support systems are Picture Quote #1

Being in the dark, there’s a real weight to it. It’s heavy Picture Quote #1

You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what Picture Quote #1

The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people Picture Quote #1

Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls Picture Quote #1

I, too, was carrying around my own fate. All the things I couldn’t know sat somewhere inside, embroidered into me-maybe not quite fixed to the point of inevitability but waiting, in any event, for a chance to unspool Picture Quote #1

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My captors were definitely aware that what they were doing was wrong. It came out in small ways - occasionally through a show of guilt or compassion. One of the boys bought me a gift. Another used to sneak me acetaminophen tablets Picture Quote #1

I went through an extremely trying ordeal, but I never forgot the world outside was a beautiful place Picture Quote #1

The book is called ‘A House in the Sky’ because during the very, very darkest times, that was how I survived. I had to find a safe place to go in my mind where there was no violence being done to my body and where I could reflect on the life I had lived and the life that I still wanted to live Picture Quote #1

Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world Picture Quote #1

After spending 460 days as a hostage, I did emerge a fundamentally changed person. But I think, like everyone does as they grow older and probably wiser, I can look back at my earlier life - my history, my mistakes, the joy I felt as a young woman traveling the world - with some objectivity and even some humor Picture Quote #1

Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother’s roast turkey Picture Quote #1

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When you see a 14-year-old boy who has never known what peace looks like for a day in his life, there’s part of you as a human being that feels some degree, you can say, compassion for the fact that these boys have known war, famine, violence and death from the day they were born Picture Quote #1

It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems Picture Quote #1

I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don’t know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it Picture Quote #1

For a while, the world for me was like a set of monkey bars. I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at some point my arms... would give out, and I’d fall to the ground Picture Quote #1

Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism and hostage-taking through ransom payments ... Still, try telling that to a mother, or a father, or a husband or wife caught in the powerless agony of standing by Picture Quote #1

The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I’ve dreamed about for so long Picture Quote #1

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I would like to especially acknowledge my home community of Calgary, and the people of central Alberta who made my dream of freedom a reality Picture Quote #1

Forgiving is not an easy thing to do Picture Quote #1

Maintaining my dignity is so important for me Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid of the dark, but I choose to sleep in the dark. I can fall right to sleep with the lights on. But I want to be someone who can sleep in the dark, so that’s the choice that I make Picture Quote #1

We all waited on an afterlife. Only I planned to be alive for mine Picture Quote #1

I think that I find a lot of my healing out in the world Picture Quote #1

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I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence Picture Quote #1

Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be Picture Quote #1

In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy Picture Quote #1

I think it’s the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in Picture Quote #1

Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother’s roast turkey Picture Quote #1

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I know firsthand how critical support systems are (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Being in the dark, there’s a real weight to it. It’s heavy. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I, too, was carrying around my own fate. All the things I couldn’t know sat somewhere inside, embroidered into me-maybe not quite fixed to the point of inevitability but waiting, in any event, for a chance to unspool (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) My captors were definitely aware that what they were doing was wrong. It came out in small ways - occasionally through a show of guilt or compassion. One of the boys bought me a gift. Another used to sneak me acetaminophen tablets. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I went through an extremely trying ordeal, but I never forgot the world outside was a beautiful place. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) The book is called ‘A House in the Sky’ because during the very, very darkest times, that was how I survived. I had to find a safe place to go in my mind where there was no violence being done to my body and where I could reflect on the life I had lived and the life that I still wanted to live. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) After spending 460 days as a hostage, I did emerge a fundamentally changed person. But I think, like everyone does as they grow older and probably wiser, I can look back at my earlier life - my history, my mistakes, the joy I felt as a young woman traveling the world - with some objectivity and even some humor. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother’s roast turkey. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) When you see a 14-year-old boy who has never known what peace looks like for a day in his life, there’s part of you as a human being that feels some degree, you can say, compassion for the fact that these boys have known war, famine, violence and death from the day they were born. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don’t know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) For a while, the world for me was like a set of monkey bars. I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at some point my arms... would give out, and I’d fall to the ground. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Many, including the Canadian and U.S. governments, try to provide family support while also maintaining a hard line about further fuelling terrorism and hostage-taking through ransom payments ... Still, try telling that to a mother, or a father, or a husband or wife caught in the powerless agony of standing by. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I’ve dreamed about for so long. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I would like to especially acknowledge my home community of Calgary, and the people of central Alberta who made my dream of freedom a reality. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Forgiving is not an easy thing to do (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Maintaining my dignity is so important for me (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I’m afraid of the dark, but I choose to sleep in the dark. I can fall right to sleep with the lights on. But I want to be someone who can sleep in the dark, so that’s the choice that I make. (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) We all waited on an afterlife. Only I planned to be alive for mine (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I think that I find a lot of my healing out in the world (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I have watched lives change. I have seen women gain confidence (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) In my version of paradise, the air was always cold and the rivers ran with candy (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I think it’s the human spirit inside of all of us that has an enormous capacity to survive (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) I’m afraid of elevators, because they are an enclosed space, but I get in (Amanda Lindhout Quotes) Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother’s roast turkey (Amanda Lindhout Quotes)

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