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Loung Ung Quotes

Courage is when you dare to be yourself, in whatever ways you want to be - to not be afraid, to just do it Picture Quote #1

From 1975 to 1979 - through execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor - the Khmer Rouge systematically killed an estimated two million Cambodians, almost a fourth of the country’s population Picture Quote #1

I am six years old and instead of celebrating with birthday cakes, I chew on a piece of charcoal Picture Quote #1

I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it Picture Quote #1

In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means Picture Quote #1

As I tell people about genocide, I get the opportunity to redeem myself. I’ve had the chance to do something that’s worth me being alive... The more I tell people, the less the nightmares haunt me Picture Quote #1

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To all the survivors out there, I want them to know that we are stronger and more resilient than we ever knew. We survived, that should be enough but it isn’t. We must work hard to become whole again, to fill our soul with love and inspiration, to live the life that was intended for us before it was disrupted by war and horrors, and help rebuild a world that is better than the one we had just left Picture Quote #1

Voting is not only our right, it is our power. When we vote, we take back our power to choose, to speak up, and to stand with those who support us and each other Picture Quote #1

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Courage is when you dare to be yourself, in whatever ways you want to be - to not be afraid, to just do it. (Loung Ung Quotes) From 1975 to 1979 - through execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor - the Khmer Rouge systematically killed an estimated two million Cambodians, almost a fourth of the country’s population. (Loung Ung Quotes) I am six years old and instead of celebrating with birthday cakes, I chew on a piece of charcoal (Loung Ung Quotes) I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it (Loung Ung Quotes) In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means (Loung Ung Quotes) As I tell people about genocide, I get the opportunity to redeem myself. I’ve had the chance to do something that’s worth me being alive... The more I tell people, the less the nightmares haunt me (Loung Ung Quotes) To all the survivors out there, I want them to know that we are stronger and more resilient than we ever knew. We survived, that should be enough but it isn’t. We must work hard to become whole again, to fill our soul with love and inspiration, to live the life that was intended for us before it was disrupted by war and horrors, and help rebuild a world that is better than the one we had just left (Loung Ung Quotes) Voting is not only our right, it is our power. When we vote, we take back our power to choose, to speak up, and to stand with those who support us and each other (Loung Ung Quotes)