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 promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed.
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My government is working for the common man. Our priority is the poor of the country. We want good governance through a dynamic and seamless government.
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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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Peace is its own reward.
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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 what the Nobel committee is doing is going beyond war and looking at what humanity can do to prevent war. Sustainable management of our natural resources will promote peace.
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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 have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated to peace.
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Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.
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She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless All your life you've never seen a woman Taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win?
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Her grief was so big and wild it terrified her, like an evil beast that had erupted from under the floorboards.
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But I am greedy for life. I do too much of everything all the time. Suddenly one day my heart will fail. The Iron Crab will get me as it got my father. But I am not afraid of The Crab. At least I shall have died from an honourable disease. Perhaps they will put on my tombstone. 'This Man Died from Living Too Much'.
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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.
