Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Immaculee Ilibagiza

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Rwandan author Immaculee Ilibagiza.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Immaculee Ilibagiza

Immaculée Ilibagiza is a Rwandan American author and motivational speaker. Her first book, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (2006), is an autobiographical work detailing how she survived during the Rwandan genocide. She was featured on one of Wayne Dyer's PBS programs, and also on a December 3, 2006 segment of 60 Minutes.

To me, I think justice is part of forgiving, if it is well done with love.
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 should be, for what happened in Rwanda happened to us all - humanity was wounded by the genocide.
I believe that we can heal Rwanda - and our world - by healing one heart at a time. — © Immaculee Ilibagiza
I believe that we can heal Rwanda - and our world - by healing one heart at a time.
I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.
When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.
The power of forgiveness is huge; it is really big, and it can save this world.
Never refuse any who ask you for help; if your pockets are empty, give them hope. Your every action must be born of kindness, your every word spoken with love. Live as God would have you live, and others will be inspired to do the same.
I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative feelings came upon me, I wouldn't wait for them to grow or fester. I would always turn immediately to the Source of all true power: I would turn to God and let His love and forgiveness protect and save me.
Faith moves mountains, if faith were easy there would be no mountains.
They can only kill us once.
The love of a single heart can make a world of difference.
God's message extends beyond borders. Anyone in the world can learn to forgive those who have injured them, however great or small that injury may be.
I realized that my battle to survive this war would have to be fought inside of me.
...I came to realize that God never shows us something we aren't ready to understand. Instead, He lets us see what we need to see, when we need to see it. He'll wait until our eyes and hearts are open to Him, and then when we're ready. He will plant our feet on the path that's best for us. . . but it's up to us to do the walking.
I've seen hatred and I have seen love.  And love is more powerful. — © Immaculee Ilibagiza
I've seen hatred and I have seen love. And love is more powerful.
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