Quotes by colombian authors

You need tremendous spirituality to stop yourself falling into the abyss. Ingrid Betancourt
You Yourself Spirituality Abyss Tremendous Falling Stop Need
I called my party the Green Oxygen party because Colombians were choking. Ingrid Betancourt
Party Because Were Green Oxygen Choking
It's not easy to talk about things that are still hurting. Ingrid Betancourt
Easy Hurting About Talk Still Things
In a kidnapping, you leave behind a lot of your baggage, like arrogance and stubbornness. Ingrid Betancourt
You Arrogance Kidnapping Stubbornness Baggage Like Leave Lot Behind Your
France is my home; you are my family. I am carrying all of you in my heart. Ingrid Betancourt
Home Family You Heart France Carrying Am
I have shed many tears of pain and indignation. Ingrid Betancourt
Tears Pain Indignation Shed Many
We have to be aware of our fragilities as human beings - when we see cruelty, to understand that in certain conditions, we could be cruel, too. Ingrid Betancourt
Cruelty Too Our See Could Cruel Understand Conditions Human Human Beings Certain Beings Aware
I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light. Ingrid Betancourt
People Light President Our Tell Through Support French Him French People Were Want
The voice of the Holy Father was like a light. Ingrid Betancourt
Light Father Voice Like Holy
I want to serve my country, but not necessarily in the political arena. Ingrid Betancourt
Political Country Arena Political Arena Want Serve Necessarily
I was in chains all the time, 24 hours a day, for three years. I tried to wear those chains with dignity, even if I felt that it was unbearable. Ingrid Betancourt
Time Day Dignity Three Those Tried Wear Unbearable Hours Felt Years Chains Even
I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity. Ingrid Betancourt
Dignity Problem Object Had Accept Just Belief Treated
When you lose your freedom, you are alone with your emotions and reactions... you can see, for example, the bad reactions you have in front of others or the way you could be dismissive or harsh. Ingrid Betancourt
Alone Freedom You Emotions Example Lose Others Way Harsh Bad See Could For Example Reactions Front Your Your Freedom
I think that the worst thing is realizing that mankind - that - that human beings can be so horrible to other human beings. Ingrid Betancourt
Think Other Worst Worst Thing Horrible Human Human Beings Mankind Realizing Beings Thing
Living in a jungle is not something easy; it's not something that you just adapt yourself to. And I think that in my case, I didn't want to adapt. Ingrid Betancourt
You Yourself Living Think Easy Case Something Jungle Just Want Adapt
I think that women are peacemakers by genetics, because we are the ones who stay at home and because we are the ones who suffer with the aftermath of war. Ingrid Betancourt
War Home Women Think Stay Stay-At-Home Genetics Because Women Are Aftermath Who Suffer
The thing is that war is the opposite of negotiation. It's when you cannot negotiate, when you cannot talk, when you cannot reach agreements that then you have war. Ingrid Betancourt
War You Negotiate Negotiation Reach Talk Opposite Cannot Then Agreements Thing
In Colombia, women are a huge factor for reconciliation. I have seen many strong women advocating for negotiations. I remember when the paramilitary were active, there were women close to the paramilitary asking for negotiations. Ingrid Betancourt
Women Strong Remember Seen Active Negotiations Reconciliation Strong Women Colombia Factor Remember When Advocating Were Huge Women Are Close Asking Many
These years after my liberation were years of reconstruction, and I think I made the right decisions... I mean, I lost everything: my life; my father died; I didn't know anything about my children. Ingrid Betancourt
Life Father Made My Life Lost Think Everything Liberation Reconstruction About Know Were Years Died Children After Anything Decisions Mean Right Right Decisions
Sometimes you need other people to embody situations so that you can talk about things that for you are important. And I think that being able to hope for the future is what builds in us the strength to just get rid of things that, in the past, can hurt. Ingrid Betancourt
Hope Future Strength You Hurt People Sometimes Important Past Think Other Embody Able About Talk Builds Get Situations Just Being In The Past Us Rid Things Need
On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living. Ingrid Betancourt
War Peace Strange Country Living Society Would Would-Be Seems Colombia Part Making Making A Living Hand Debating Want Much Means Connected Suffered Deeply Violence
Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions. Ingrid Betancourt
Forgiveness You Emotions Speak Reflection Will Others Intimate Something Only Also Because Intellect Very Personal Your Thing Desire
Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications. Ingrid Betancourt
Peace Complicated Problems Will Every Complications Kinds Colombia Only Through Come Like Underground Lots Itself Very Process Peace Process
I enjoy everything I do, from music to fashion or to watches - the lifestyle. J Balvin
Music Fashion Enjoy Everything Lifestyle Watches
Watches are about status. J Balvin
Status About Watches
I have always been a big fan of watches. J Balvin
Big Always Been Big Fan Fan Watches
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