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These years after my liberati...

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 31 quotes

In Colombia, women are a huge...

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 31 quotes

When you lose your freedom, y...

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 31 quotes

As a Colombian, the only way ...

As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

France is my home; you are my...

France is my home; you are my family. I am carrying all of you in my heart.

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I didn't want to accept that ...

I didn't want to accept that people would forget me, that the government wouldn't do anything to negotiate our freedom. After a year, I came to understand that not only had one year passed, many more would come.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

At first, I didn't want to ac...

At first, I didn't want to accept that I had been abducted. I kept thinking, 'Next week, I'll be freed.'

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I was in chains all the time,...

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 31 quotes

During my captivity, I felt a...

During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

After six years without seein...

After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

You don't master your fear. Y...

You don't master your fear. You're not able to say, 'I'm not going to be scared.' But what you can do is say, 'OK, I'm very very scared, but I have to do this and this and this.'

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

Reconciliation is a national ...

Reconciliation is a national decision that has to be debated and a consensus made among Colombians.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

Living in a jungle is not som...

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 31 quotes

We have to be aware of our fr...

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.

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I think that the worst thing ...

I think that the worst thing is realizing that mankind - that - that human beings can be so horrible to other human beings.

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Sometimes you need other peop...

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 31 quotes

I had this belief that I coul...

I had this belief that I couldn't just accept to be treated as an object. It was a problem of dignity.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

I want to tell President Sark...

I want to tell President Sarkozy - and through him, all the French people - that they were our support, our light.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

We can't continue with a just...

We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.

Ingrid Betancourt 31 quotes

I think that women are peacem...

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 31 quotes

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