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Portrait of Somaly Mam

Somaly Mam

(1970) Writer Cambodia

11 quotes in 72 categories

Somaly Mam is a writer from Cambodia, best known for The road of lost innocence.

Quick Facts About Somaly Mam

Nationality: Cambodia
Profession: Writer
Notable works: The road of lost innocence

About Somaly Mam

Somaly Mam is a Cambodian anti-trafficking advocate who focuses primarily on sex trafficking. From 1996 to 2014, Mam was involved in campaigns against sex trafficking. She set up the Somaly Mam Foundation, raised money, appeared on major television programs, and spoke at many international events.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Somaly Mam

Get friends involved. Get the community to take action. Everyone cannot do everything but each of you can do one thing.

Action

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I don't want to go without leaving a trace.

Inspirational

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A seed is like a little girl: it can look small and worthless, but if you treat it well then it will…

Beautiful

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I strongly believe that love is the answer and that it can mend even the deepest unseen wounds. Love can heal, love…

Answers

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I don't feel like I can change the world. I don't even try. I only want to change this small life that…

Change

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What you have learned from experience is worth much more than gold. If you have a house it may burn down. Any…

Forever

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Put anger aside. It is not a solution. Patience and love is a solution. With compassion and action, together we can end…

Action

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Love them. Save them. Give them opportunity.

Giving

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Everyone can help, everyone can do one thing. Start by your heart: what you want.

Can do

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“She was eight years old, with the body of a child, but her spirit was weighed down by an adult suffering.”

Child

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Sometimes you can learn, even from a bad experience. By coping you become stronger. The pain does not go away, but it…

Coping

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