Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions. -Ingrid Betancourt Forgiveness
The only thing I've settled in my mind is that I want to forgive, and forgiveness comes with forgetting. -Ingrid Betancourt Forgiveness
We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable. -Ingrid Betancourt Peace
After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope. -Ingrid Betancourt Smile
We're humans. Why always turn human attitude into political behaviours? I hate that. -Ingrid Betancourt Attitude
As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving. -Ingrid Betancourt Positive
