Margaret Chan Quotes
The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
Quotes to Explore
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do.
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That heart alone is hard which does not shudder at itself for not feeling its hardness.
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Our original name was Wild Country, but when we first went to The Bowery, they had the name of all 50 states around the edge of the club, so we went to the sign that said 'Alabama' and stuck our band name underneath it.
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'Rescue Me' is the first book in a three-book series. Although, like all my series, the books are purposely written so that readers do not have to read them in order.
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Boy, if Garth Ennis had created a religion, I would sure like to be a part of that. It just makes sense, the way he tackles things in it. It's really heavy stuff and it's incredibly well written.
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A lot of actors, whatever movie you're working on, you make up a back story just for your own, to work off, even if the audience doesn't have it revealed to them. I think it's important that the audience makes up their own mind.
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Hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average and when the federal government is killing small businesses and killing jobs it is hurting the future of the Hispanic community and we need to carry that message.
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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
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I met a congressman who claimed that he could introduce me to two people who saw Amelia Earhart.
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The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
