Sierra Leone Civil War Quotes & Sayings

In early 1993, when I was 12, I was separated from my family as the Sierra Leone civil war, which began two years earlier, came into my life. — Ishmael Beah

Let's put god on the other side of the wall for a while. i don't need him watching us with those judging eyes. — Darnell Lamont Walker

I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you - it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists. — Philip Roth

If I'm really considering doing film from now on then that is the smart thing to do, or you can go either way. You can just do the same character over and over again and make a different comedy like over and over again. — Ray Romano

Writing gives legitimacy to daydreams! — Tyan Wyss

Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point. — Steve Earle

My vigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty. — Edmund Burke

The presidency is temporary - but the family is permanent. — Yvonne De Gaulle

The rate of human invention is faster, and the rate of cultural loss is slower, in areas occupied by many competing societies with many individuals and in contact with societies elsewhere. — Jared Diamond

Ishmael Beah was born and spent his childhood in Sierra Leone as that sad but beautiful West African country was ravaged by a civil war that left some 50,000 dead between 1991 and 2002. He was a child soldier for a while, then, through extraordinary circumstances, was set free of that life. — Carolyn See

Whenever I speak at the United Nations, UNICEF or elsewhere to raise awareness of the continual and rampant recruitment of children in wars around the world, I come to realize that I still do not fully understand how I could have possibly survived the civil war in my country, Sierra Leone. — Ishmael Beah

The most attractive force is a smile. — Debasish Mridha

When I was invited to sing with Pavarotti, I had about two weeks to learn Italian. — Michael Bolton

An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident. — Francis G. Thompson

(Ephesians 6:10-11). He didn't say, "If you are smart you might take up the whole armor." Or, "If you feel like it and have the time, take up the armor." Or, "Try to take up the armor at least once or twice a year." God's Word says, "Take up the whole armor of God" (Ephesians 6:13). This is not suggested; it is commanded. — Stormie O'martian