Ban Ki-moon Quotes
We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
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Some people change when they think they're a star or something.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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I don't want people to sit and process the song. I want them to just let them bathe over them.
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I arrived in California with no job, no car, and no money, but, like millions of other girls, a dream.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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It's understandable why TV hasn't been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. And white dudes from Harvard aren't going to immediately want to write about trans issues. They're not immediately going to want to write about a Filipino family.
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To be able to make decisions and see them come to fruition and feel the excitement around them, what it generates within the company, how the artists get motivated - that's the most rewarding part; feeling I can be a catalyst for an artistic experience for our artists and for the public.
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Since I was a small child, I was always writing either poems or plays... plays in which I had the starring part.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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No one person is an island.
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Follow the fellow who follows a dream.
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group.
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I like school very much, and I'll go to college if my career slows down. But kids go to college to be where I am today. Not to put college down, but for me, it would be digressing.
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When you get on a good horse, you just know. They are powerful, they stop quickly, they can turn in both directions, and they are fast.
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I was this non-threatening funny guy who contrasted the image of the Brezhnevs and the Reagans of the world.
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All that exists that can be denied deserves to be denied; and being truthful means: to believe in an existence that can in no way be denied and which is itself true and without falsehood.
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On one day of the week, I relax - which is not true, I work furiously on other things. 'Relax' is not a word to me.
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Men and women are like cats and dogs. I've learned more about myself from women. My comedy is based on this.
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I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.
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I can't worry about what I'm doing to be the National Player of the Year; it's what am I doing to help my team be successful?
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We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.