Peter Maurer Quotes
Humanitarian assistance, once conceived as a short-term relief effort, is increasingly the only substitute for long-term development work in protracted armed conflicts.Peter Maurer
Quotes to Explore
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
Fabiola Gianotti -
In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
Salman Rushdie -
I've found a letter that was written to me from a girl who was getting married. And she wanted to know the secret of a happy marriage. I said - and I wrote back and said something to the effect that I couldn't - I had no magic formula. And I never sat down and thought about it, but everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me.
Nancy Reagan -
You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
Nathan Fillion -
Anytime rock and metal can get on mainstream TV at all, it's a good thing.
Eddie Trunk -
I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
Caitlin Doughty
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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people.
Laura Dern -
I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.
Ted Deutch -
Fame and fortune are as hard to find as a lightning strike.
P. N. Elrod -
I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
Mackenzie Astin -
I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
Edie Falco -
England was the first true colonial power to use its dominion over a large part of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, North America, and many Caribbean islands, in the first half of the 20th century.
Fidel Castro
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As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women's rights and value.
Zainab Salbi -
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.
Samuel Johnson -
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
Baruch Spinoza -
Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power.
Garry Kasparov -
It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
Hack Wilson
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We haven't any and you're too young.
Lewis Carroll -
Little Jimmy Dickens has long been a musical hero of mine and one of the finest entertainers to ever step on any stage. I was deeply honored to call him a friend and will always remember the time I got to spend with him. The music world has lost one of our greatest treasures. Rest in peace, my little friend. You were loved by so many of us!
Charlie Daniels -
When I left my home to become an actress, my father didn't give me a single penny. I struggled a lot, and they had no idea what I went through. My grandfather even asked me to drop my surname when he learnt I was joining films.
Kangana Ranaut -
It's possible to train great people, but a person with great training who doesn't have certain characteristics is only going to go so far.
Wendy Kopp -
I like drawing people in the airport or on the bus or in venues. I like catching people in the moment. It's a similar inspiration for me in terms of songwriting.
James Bay -
Humanitarian assistance, once conceived as a short-term relief effort, is increasingly the only substitute for long-term development work in protracted armed conflicts.
Peter Maurer