Ban Ki-moon Quotes
It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit from cultural diversity, and not be victimized by those who exploit differences.Ban Ki-moon
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
Dale Murphy -
You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
Barry Mann -
A couple of flop plays, a death in the family, and it could all collapse.
Patrick Marber -
We need to protect the privacy rights of all Americans, and that means stopping the federal government from spying on the cellphones and emails of law-abiding citizens.
Ted Cruz -
The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
Dan Shechtman -
There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
Gail Collins
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The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
Sam Yagan -
Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
Ian McShane -
When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
Sam Worthington -
No amount of debt restructuring, even debt forgiveness, will help the Greeks achieve real prosperity. What they need is not short-term relief but, rather, a long-term cure.
Edmund Phelps -
Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a resolution, religion got sucked into the escalating cycle of violence and became part of the problem.
Karen Armstrong -
We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislocation, which can lead to political radicalization, which can lead to great pressure on the states that receive refugees because of a migrating population.
Harrison Ford
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. -
In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
Carl Wilson -
People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.'
Maggie Wheeler -
Women just love to shop.
Natalie Massenet -
One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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I used to have 20/20 vision, believe it or not; that's gone because of all the reading I did when I wasn't supposed to, reading in the back of a car, waiting for each street light to go past so I could grab another sentence.
Hannah Kent
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Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.
Barbara Tuchman -
I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.
Imelda May -
A Christianity that is in conflict with the Scriptures isn't Christianity at all.
Randall Terry -
It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit from cultural diversity, and not be victimized by those who exploit differences.
Ban Ki-moon