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The best pastimes for a true enjoyer of leisure who has to stay at home . . .: reading by the fireside. . . . Listening to music.
Relationships between governments are important, but relationships between people are the real foundation of mutual understanding.
Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack you.
As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy.
Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be.
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.
Inconstancy no sin will prove If we consider that we love But the same beauty in another face, Like the same body in another place.
If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.
We must bring a message of solidarity, of mutual respect and, above all, of hope. Business cannot afford to be seen as the problem.
No amount of sanctioning will persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, nor will China step up and solve the problem for us.
There`s no end to the brutality of this regime, but it`s pretty clear this Kim Jong-un is not quite consolidated in power quite yet.
Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.
If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.
He is one of those who has had the wilderness for a pillow, and called a star his brother. Alone. But loneliness can be a communion.
If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this wrong.
Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you.
Know something about something. Don’t just present your wonderful self to the world. Constantly amass knowledge and offer it around.
World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.
It is difficult to think of a foreign policy issue that preoccupies and polarizes world opinion as much as the Palestinian question.
Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.
If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?
The impact of NCDs is not only affecting the urban populations but also rural poor. This is compounding the basic problem of poverty.
My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.
Days will pass, and you’ll abandon things you were addicted to, and leave someone, and cancel a dream, and finally, accept a reality.
I have worked in every - every Democratic administration since the Kennedy administration, and I know dysfunctionality when I see it.
Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
When you have a vision of where you need to go, it sounds utopian. But when you get to the tipping point, your understanding switches.
I think that peacekeeping can do quite a lot, if they are given the right mandate with the commensurate resources to get the job done.
International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies everywhere
Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increased social equity, and an environment that allows the world to thrive.
I strongly reject threats by any member state to destroy another or outrageous attempts to deny historical facts such as the Holocaust.
I feel that Orphei Drängar are among Sweden's foremost ambassadors. It's always a delight to hear the drängar, both abroad and at home.
I think we still have a chance if we continue with our work, if Iraq provides full cooperation, we should still be able to avoid a war.
These mercenaries and hirelings kidnapped civilians in the Al-Faw Peninsula so that they might claim that they captured Iraqi soldiers.
United Nations peacekeepers are going all over the world spreading AIDS even while they're trying to bring peace. What a supreme irony.
Unrestrained zeal to make the world better could make it worse. Promoting democracy must be undertaken with humility, care, and wisdom.
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.
Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith?
The longest journeyIs the journey inwards.Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being.
To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
I think that President George W. Bush was ahead of most of his government, in realizing that Putin was not the person we thought he was.
It is extreme arrogance for one to think he...and it's usually he, is the only one who can govern his country and nobody else can do it.
To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path.
I have you and even if we never meet or ever see each other, we have left our thumbprints in the thick, moist clay of each other's lives.
On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace.
The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.
The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad... Be assured, Baghdad is safe, protected. Iraqis are heroes.
I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life.