Experience Quote by Kofi Annan Download Open image “To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience.” — Kofi Annan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Experience Rwanda Somalia Victim
Rwanda, which is one of the younger independent states in Africa, must be regarded as a model of how great human trauma can be… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“Genocide, after all, is an exercise in community building...In 1994, Rwanda was regarded in much of the rest of the world as the exemplary instance of the chaos and anarchy associated with collapsed states. In fact, the genocide was the product of order, authoritarianism, decades of modern political theorizing and indoctrination, and one of the most meticulously admistered states in… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share
“The people of Rwanda were not an insignificant black mass living in abject poverty in a place of no consequence. They were individuals like… — Roméo Dallaire Copy Share Image
For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal problem. — Boutros Boutros-Ghali Copy Share Image
“The perpetrators of genocides are usually men of the herd, men who follow orders without questioning them. Rwanda was no exception.” — John Rucyahana Copy Share Image
Rwanda has its own problems and never sought to blame others or cause others trouble. I advise Burundi to do the same. — Paul Kagame Copy Share Image
Rwanda can be a paradise again, but it will take the love of the entire world to heal my homeland. And that's as it… — Immaculee Ilibagiza Copy Share Image
The genocide (in Rwanda) was a collective act. What made it possible, what made that final political crime possible, was the absence, the erasure,… — James Orbinski Copy Share Image
Rwanda has emerged from the devastation of genocide and become more secure and prosperous than anyone had a right to expect. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Given the scale of trauma caused by the genocide, Rwanda has indicated that however thin the hope of a community can be, a hero… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
If there is any hope that we in America might one day overcome our own history of genocide, slavery, discrimination, and oppression and create… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“There is something living deep within us all that welcomes, even relishes, the role of victimhood for ourselves. There is no cause in the… — Paul Rusesabagina Copy Share Image
All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished they had… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Derby experience had not been good for me and the way it finished left a very bad taste in my mouth so I… — Nigel Pearson Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
My favorite job is the next one. Its such a gratifying experience getting to creatively keep trying something new and push things in a… — Roger Craig Smith Copy Share Image
I happen to think it's the politics that makes you electable, but the reason for that is politicians sometimes talk about electability as if… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
Iranians hate Arabs. They're a fairly well-educated population and they have centuries of experience with self-government. — Michael Ledeen Copy Share Image
Education is a lifelong experience. Experience is a lifelong education. Education plus experience equals expertise. — Michael Bugeja Copy Share Image
It definitely helps to have the acting experience going into singing, because when you're singing, you have to portray the emotion you were feeling… — Ryan Newman Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I worked a lot in Chicago's theater scene as a fight choreographer. And so I do have a lot of experience in stage combat… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the UFC when you've had enough fights, you have enough experience that you're confident in your abilities and you… — Dan Hooker Copy Share Image
