"We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts……" — Ban Ki-moon
"We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts to toys to tomatoes. There are international regulations for furniture. That means there are common standards for the global trade in armchairs but not the global trade in arms."
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165 Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
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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 Armchairs Quotes
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Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up…
— Maeve Binchy
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One man has discovered that by running there is no need to meditate, just by running meditation happens. He must…
— Rajneesh
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Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue.
— Henri Matisse
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After Daskalos returned to his armchair and was getting ready to continue our discussion I asked him whether the affliction…
— Unknown Author
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Conversion is not putting a man in an armchair and taking him easily to heaven. It is the beginning of…
— J C Ryle
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M. J. Putney has created true magic with this book, the kind that comes when you curl up in a…
— Catherine Asaro
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From a distance, everyone will be able to read text, enlarged and limited to the desired subject, projected on an…
— Unknown Author
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It's in the kitchen that confidences are exchanged, that family life takes place; it's among the remains of a meal…
— Benoite Groult
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Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.
— Nelson Mandela
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I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair…
— Michael Dirda
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It is my dream to create an art which is filled with balance, purity and calmness, freed from a subject…
— Henri Matisse
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Joe Calzaghe is next. If he gets himself out that armchair, gets himself back in the gym, let's have a…
— Carl Froch
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