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Country Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take an unacceptable toll on lives…
- As the young leaders of tomorrow, you have the passion and energy and commitment to make a difference. What I'd like to really urge you…
- A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.
- Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments…
- There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.
- Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries ... Thanks to…
- I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what…
- Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this country opened its…
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- It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite… — Hannah Arendt
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what… — Lance Armstrong
- An illness is like a journey into a far country; it sifts all one's experience and removes it to a point so… — Sholem Asch
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough
- Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. — Chinua Achebe
- Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself. — Margaret Atwood
- I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because… — Chinua Achebe
- Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can… — Margaret Atwood