Ban Ki-moon Quotes
On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace.
Quotes to Explore
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But only art and music have the power to bring peace.
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I have become a prisoner of the peace movement. But you can't say that the termination is coming and then say that you are going back to your own garden to dig.
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When I took my first job, I was among only a handful of women. It was isolating at times. My love for technology kept me going, and I got to where I am today driven by my passion and self confidence.
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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I didn't grow up thinking I'd be a decorator. Design is my greatest passion, and it naturally just pulled me down the path. Same with TV. Being famous or having a show was never the motivation. I got a call and was swept up by the challenge of that first small space redesign.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.
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The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
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Seeing family is what brings me peace. If I'm not traveling home on my day off, I love going to Central Park to be around trees and throw a Frisbee with my boyfriend.
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I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across roles that enable me to fuse my love of storytelling with my passion for activism and raising social awareness.
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Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent.
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I might cook occasionally, but I'm not a good cook. That's not my passion.
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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
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The greatest injustice in the world is to bring a child into the world, and not be able to offer it peace.
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My priority will continue to be that we maintain the optimal balance to be able to invest in education and infrastructure while encouraging business growth.
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Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.
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We live in a time where there's a great deal of navel-gazing with the devices that we have that occupy so much of our time... many subjects of history are lost.
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I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.
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We must start to prepare for a warming world in the same way that we prepare for the possibility of terrorism - by making sure our infrastructure is secure and by working to minimize threats as much as possible.
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On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace.
