Back Quote by Park Yeon-mi

Back in 2014, at the One Young World Summit in Dublin, I shared my story of my escape from North Korea to China in…

— Park Yeon-mi

We hope that the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will help us to promote Seoul as a symbol of peace beyond war and…

— Park Won-soon

I feel like I have this unique opportunity to represent both Korea and the U.S.

— Chloe Kim

This occasion is personally very meaningful and I hope to visit Korea again if I have the chance.

— Cathy Freeman

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

— Joichi Ito

I wanted to show North Korean people that they have hope, and they can be free someday, like myself.

— Park Yeon-mi

I believe I'll see the reunification of North and South Korea in my lifetime and that defectors should play a role in rebuilding the…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

I wanted to show what it's really like for 98 percent of the world's population [in the third world]. Plus, I also see there…

— Lurlene McDaniel

It is my second visit to Korea since the International Junior Athletic Championships in 1992. Both then and now, I felt Korea is an…

— Cathy Freeman

“Koreans know from experience that everyone must rise together, or not at all. Another important lesson from Korea’s success is this apparent paradox: Being…

— Euny Hong

All the people in Korea are cheering me like I'm a gold medalist or something, so I have a responsibility to my country.

— PSY

My family has been deeply affected by the split of Korea, which divided it in half, basically, before I was born. There's no way…

— Margaret Cho