Beautiful Quote by Ilhan Omar

In the time of war, everyone was basically trying to live and manage the best they could. But you also had another period which…

— K'naan

The only way I see the world now is through coming out of and growing up and living in Somalia. In the time of…

— K'naan

I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war.

— Barkhad Abdi

I was six years old when the conflict started in Rwanda.

— Clemantine Wamariya

I had a nice childhood. War and all the experiences affected me as a person and helped me to grow, to change.

— Novak Djokovic

I want to go see Somalia because I've never been there, and I feel like I'm missing out. I want to learn that heritage;…

— Halima Aden

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

What happened to me in Somalia doesn't define me.

— Amanda Lindhout

I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means.

— Julie Andrews

It was the beginning of the war. I was twelve years old, my parents were alive, and God still dwelt in our town.

— Elie Wiesel

When I was growing up in Virginia, the Civil War was presented to me as glorious with dramatic courage and military honor. Later, I…

— Drew Gilpin Faust

I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used…

— Billy Campbell