Un Quotes
506 quotes by 393 authors
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I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally an optimistic person. The way…
— Drew Barrymore
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When you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God's eyes…
— Bono
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Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.
— Lakhdar Brahimi
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The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam.
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and…
— Madeleine Albright
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There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.
— Lewis Carroll
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Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity, the ambiguity, the humanity of…
— John Updike
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As professor of global peace studies at the International Islamic University of Malaysia I am committed to the ending of war also through criminalization of…
— Johan Galtung
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I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are, through the defects…
— Lester Grinspoon
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Un-thread the rude eye of rebellion, and welcome home again discarded faith.
— William Shakespeare
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Buddha has said to his disciples: Whenever you meditate, after each meditation, surrender all that you have earned out of meditation, surrender it to the…
— Rajneesh
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The UN wasn't created to take mankind into paradise, but rather, to save humanity from hell.
— Dag Hammarskjold
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Such an atmosphere is un-American, the most un-American thing we have to contend with today. It is the climate of a totalitarian country in which…
— Harry S. Truman
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Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and…
— Kofi Annan
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Every time you ride, your either teaching or un-teaching your horse.
— Gordon Wright
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I noticed affixed to a laboratory door the following words: "Les théories passent. Le Grenouille reste. [The theories pass. The frog remains.] &mdashJean Rostand, Carnets…
— Frank Kermode
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They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with…
— Vladimir Putin
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Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to…
— Barack Obama
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Only in sport? The qualification would seem meaningless to many Australians. What also is there that matters as much as sport? It is only in…
— Donald Horne
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According to a new UN report, the global warming outlook is much worse than originally predicted. Which is pretty bad, when they originally predicted it…
— Jay Leno
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