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The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Countries Greatest People Problems

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You have a responsibility to move your dreams forward, no matter what.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Dreams Forward Matter Move Responsibility You Your Your Dreams

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After spending 460 days as a hostage, I did emerge a fundamentally changed person. But I think, like everyone does as they grow older and probably wiser, I can look back at my earlier life - my history, my mistakes, the joy I felt as a young woman traveling the world - with some objectivity and even some humor.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: After Back Changed Days Did Does Earlier Emerge Even Everyone Felt Fundamentally Grow History Hostage Humor Joy Life Like Look Mistakes Objectivity Older Person Some Spending Think Traveling Wiser Woman World Young Young Woman I Think I Can

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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

Topics: Country Enough Freedom Get Hostage Life Live Lost Lucky Made Meaningful My Life Myself Out Somalia Something Specifically Vow Were Where While Would

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My captors were definitely aware that what they were doing was wrong. It came out in small ways - occasionally through a show of guilt or compassion. One of the boys bought me a gift. Another used to sneak me acetaminophen tablets.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Another Aware Bought Boy Came Compassion Definitely Doing Gift Guilt Me Occasionally Out Show Small Sneak Tablets Through Used Ways Were Wrong

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Accompanied by an Australian photographer named Nigel Brennan, I'd gone to Somalia to work as a freelance journalist, on a trip that was meant to last only ten days.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Accompanied Australian Days Freelance Gone Journalist Last Meant Named Only Photographer Somalia Ten Trip Work

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Christmas was the one time of year when my brothers surfaced at home, when my parents and grandparents congregated to eat my mother's roast turkey.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Brothers Christmas Eat Grandparents Home Mother One Time Parents Roast Time Turkey Year

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I would like to especially acknowledge my home community of Calgary, and the people of central Alberta who made my dream of freedom a reality.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Acknowledge Central Community Dream Freedom Home Like Made People Reality Who Would

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I am so proud to be a Canadian.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: Am Canadian Proud I Am

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Sometimes it's nice for people not to know anything about me.

~Amanda Lindhout

Topics: About Anything Know Me Nice People Sometimes

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Journalist

Born: June 12th, 1981

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