Ban Ki-moon Quotes
One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.
Quotes to Explore
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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The biographical novel is a true and documented story of one human being's journey across the face of the years, transmuted from the raw material of life into the delight and purity of an authentic art form.
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My health is fine.
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A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.
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If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s.
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In 1993, when I landed in Zimbabwe, there were just 10 psychiatrists in that country of 10 million people. Nine of the 10 were foreigners who spoke no regional language.
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There's something extremely bizarre about the way people consume media now.
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Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
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My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
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Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.
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Every day, you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.
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Look for competence not claims.
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I don't spend afternoons practicing my guitar to get better. I do read, though, to get inspiration for my lyrics.
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Just getting to wake up and play somebody else for an entire day is just an amazing thing.
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One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.
