Paul Rusesabagina Quotes (11 Quotes)

I thought I was doing my right job, my day-to-day life, a manager's life. A manager's job.

For five minutes I was speechless, ... Then I told them that I didn't know how to use this gun, but even if I did I wouldn't kill these people

Pastors started killing their church members and church members killed pastors. Husbands killed wives. It's a situation no one can describe.

Ladies and gentlemen, history keeps repeating itself but doesn't teach us any lessons. 'Never again' has turned into 'again and again and again.' So tonight, ladies and gentlemen, take Hotel Rwanda as a wake-up call and a message to be our messenger that people are the ones who can change what they want to change.

(The general) told his body guard to tell the militia if anyone kills someone, he would kill them.

I am nothing special. Paul was a hotel manager. He will remain a hotel manager to the end.

The whole country was smelling of dead bodies, flies. I went to see family. My mother-in-law was dead, her six children killed,

Africa needs you, ... to break out a dialogue. I'm telling you this because you in the West are lucky, you vote for your own leaders.

Talking about it is a relief. My message Take Rwanda as a wake-up call. We need to stop the killing. The best solution is to talk and share. We ask the (United States) administration to intervene.

The most abusive words that I hear are 'never again,' ... Have we learned from history I do not know.

YOU have to make them feel ashamed to the point that they start to help us