Ban Ki-moon Quotes
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
Quotes to Explore
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.
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I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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I wish to say that we Anarchists have never changed our position. We are Anarchists as of old and still pursue the same ideals.
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Teens want to read something that isn't a lie; we adults wish we could put our heads under the blankets and hide from the scary story we're writing for our kids.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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I don't want everything to be flowery perfection. I like it there to be a charge behind it, you know?
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I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.
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When I'm filming something, I quite forget that it's all still got to come together and be edited. I'm so engrossed in trying to do the best I can on a day to day basis that I forget that people will see it and judge it.
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We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international community firmly behind us. We should seize that chance.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
