"As a child growing up during the Korean……" — Ban Ki-moon
"As a child growing up during the Korean War, I knew poverty. I studied by candlelight."
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165 Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon has 165 quotes on this site.
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Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take…
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The international community cannot accept that whole communities are marginalized because of the color of their skin. People of African…
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Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are…
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It is but a short step from hunger to starvation, from disease to death.
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I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until…
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Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties…
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Let us acknowledge and celebrate what youth can do to build a safer, more just world. Let us strengthen our…
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It has been said that knowledge is power. We need to strengthen education systems so that young people can benefit…
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You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity…
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Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot…
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Three decades into this crisis, let us set our sights on achieving the "three zeros" zero new HIV infections, zero…
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Universal ratification of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict will establish an international moral consensus…
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More Candlelight Quotes
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We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight.
— Milton Berle
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You don't need candlelight and fireside glow to make Christmas happen. Trees, ornaments, gifts, and all of it are splendid…
— Jack W. Hayford
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Work a great deal at evening effects, lamplight, candlelight, etc. The intriguing thing is not to show the source of…
— Edgar Degas
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Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that's been our unifying cry, 'More light.' Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlelight. Neon,…
— Diane Frolov
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There's more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year.…
— Calvin Coolidge
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From candlelight to early bedtime, I read.
— Thomas Jefferson
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I was brought up in a very open, rural countryside in the middle of nowhere. There were no cell phones.…
— Juno Temple
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Counting stars by candlelight all are dim but one is bright; the spiral light of Venus rising first and shining…
— Robert Hunter
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Dont bring a candlelight vigil to a gunfight
— David Burge
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As a child, I felt that Hallowe'en was a time when creatures of the night suddenly came to life -…
— Pippa Middleton
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I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the…
— Jeremy Renner
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I think we all look for clues that we are not utterly alone... Clues we find in literature and paintings…
— Jonathan Hull
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