The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination – what do you dream of wanting to do? Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
I made a vow to myself while I was a hostage that if I were lucky enough to live and to get out of Somalia, I would do something meaningful with my life – and specifically something that would be meaningful in the country where I’d lost my freedom. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don’t know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
The book is called ‘A House in the Sky’ because during the very, very darkest times, that was how I survived. I had to find a safe place to go in my mind where there was no violence being done to my body and where I could reflect on the life I had lived and the life that I still wanted to live. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
The road to recovery will not always be easy, but I will take it one day at a time, focusing on the moments I’ve dreamed about for so long. Amanda Lindhout Read Quote
