Our time here on the earth is short, and our chance to make a difference is tiny. For me the grinding blocks of history came together in such a way that I was able to take what fragile defense I had and hold in place for seventy-six days. If I was able to give much it was only because I had some useful things from my life to give. I am a hotel manager...my job never changed, even in a sea of fire.
Paul RusesabaginaI think I'm a happy man, and I'm a blessed man. I have been able to adjust to any situation, whatever it was, in my life.
Paul RusesabaginaWe are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.
Paul RusesabaginaEverybody was willing to give me a job. But I wanted to do something different. I saw myself as an independent person, self-employed.
Paul RusesabaginaKindness is not an illusion and violence is not a rule. The true resting state of human affairs is not represented by a man hacking his neighbor into pieces with a machete. That is a sick aberration. No, the true state of human affairs is life as it ought to be lived.
Paul Rusesabagina