Author: Emmanuel Jal

Quotes

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.

- Emmanuel Jal

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

Any child soldier has to go through a lot of love, care and understanding to become normal.

- Emmanuel Jal

Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.

Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.

- Emmanuel Jal

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

In Africa, music is for everything, Music was originally used for community. That was what music was for.

- Emmanuel Jal

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

- Emmanuel Jal

What music does to me, it helps me balance my inner pressure so that I can deal with the forces outside that are trying to pressure me.

What music does to me, it helps me balance my inner pressure so that I can deal with the forces outside that are trying to pressure me.

- Emmanuel Jal

In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance.

In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance.

- Emmanuel Jal

The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else.

The only foreign policy advice I heard from China was when they said to Sudan, 'Don't go back to war.' That's all they said. They didn't push anything else.

- Emmanuel Jal

I don't know anywhere where the people are hungrier for education than South Sudan.

I don't know anywhere where the people are hungrier for education than South Sudan.

- Emmanuel Jal

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