Box Quote by Clemantine Wamariya

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

— Chris Cleave

Refugee today means somebody who has no home. No homeland. No security. No government to protect him or her. And it is of course…

— Elie Wiesel

A refugee in the traditional vision is someone who flees from country to another because of persecution or conflict. But what we're witnessing now…

— Antonio Guterres

I've never stopped being a refugee.

— Nguyen Viet Thang

A refugee is not just someone lacking in money and everything else. A refugee is vulnerable to the slightest touch: he has lost his…

— Maria Franziska von Trapp

Once a refugee, always a refugee. I can't ever remember not being all right wherever I was, but you don't give your whole allegiance…

— Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

“As one refugee, Amila, from Gradačac, commented 20 years later: “The most important part of being a refugee is being a good loser; it’s…

— John Farebrother

“The process of becoming a refugee varies for each person. It’s a journey of defiance and dares; because what each individual leaves behind is…

— Alis Cerrahyan

You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.

— Tom Petty

“Refugees are not a monolith. Each journey is unique. Some arrive with dreams and aspirations; others carry the heavy burdens of trauma they long…

— Hagir Elsheikh

I simply don't understand the refugee crisis. The history of humanity can be told through a story of migration and settlement. If I can't…

— Paul Bettany

My commitment to refugees comes from a very personal place.

— Alek Wek