Yasmine Elmasri quotes

Years ago, it wasn't easy to communicate, and it wasn't easy to spread information. We were limited to the few media outlets that controlled viewership around the world and, by consequence, controlled the public opinion. But today, this platform is democratized. Any community around the world can help. That is the great thing about our time.
-- Yasmine Elmasri

#Community #World #Today

What I am learning from my experience as someone who grew up as a refugee, who became French, and then became American is that nationalities are something that we use to divide us. We are all one humanity. I want to dedicate my voice to all people.
-- Yasmine Elmasri

#People #Humanity #Refugee

In my opinion, those politicians are making decisions based on calculations related to polling numbers and strategic political agendas. But if they are to talk about refugees in a human way - far from how this would affect their careers or individual comforts - and if they, for a second, look at a mother, sitting on a road somewhere, holding her children, shivering with cold, and crying because they are hungry, I'm sure there is a part of their humanity that would shiver.
-- Yasmine Elmasri

#Mother #Children #Decision

For me, as Yasmine, I do this every day. I wake up in the morning, and if I can do something to make someone feel better, I do it. I do not wait to be invited; I think that's the worst thing we can do. I make it my job to wake up every day and do one thing for one person and make them feel better.
-- Yasmine Elmasri

#Morning #Feel Better #Thinking

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

The crypto currency community hasn't decided whether they want to be anarchist rebels or to replace the establishment.

...we understand only the individual's capacity to make sacrifices for the community, for his fellow men.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

You either get the point of Africa or you don't. What draws me back year after year is that it's like seeing the world with the lid off.

The Christian is not obedient unless he is doing all in his power to send the Gospel to the heathen world.

Focus too much on the near-term and you won't get tomorrow's customers, focus too much on the long-term and you won't get today's.

Whatever you do today you've got to sleep with tonight.

If you get to a point where something happens today to stress you out, take a breath & center your thoughts on peace. Ignored thoughts die.

Today, ... anything you can come up with that works is worth trying.