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Ban Ki-moon81 quotes“Our atmosphere can’t tell the difference between emissions from an Asian factory, the exhaust from a North American SUV, or deforestation in South America or Africa.”
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We must unite. Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader or by any government.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Men must teach each other that real men do not violate or oppress women – and that a woman’s place is not just in the home or the field, but in schools and offices and boardrooms.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon We have seen in the past where leaders have not been open-minded or have not been flexible. That’s why the people came out to the streets and shouted and chanted for more reforms and more freedoms.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon People everywhere look to the United States to use its remarkable power to help lift humanity up and to work for the common good.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon My observation is China is thinking more as a global player than regionally, in both politics and economics.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Only through women’s full and equal participation in all areas of public and private life can we hope to achieve the sustainable, peaceful and just society promised in the United Nations Charter.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women’s empowerment – these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country’s greatest strengths.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon The longer we delay, the more we will pay.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Reason doesn’t mean very much in a country like North Korea.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon I am willing to take any measures when it comes to the fundamental principle of human rights.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my lifetime.
Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon Many say our world is at a tipping point. If we do not act together, if we do not act responsibly, if we do not act now, we risk slipping into a cycle of poverty, degradation, and despair.
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Adrian RogersAdrian Rogers And when they have done their job, America must look after and honor its veterans.
Adam SchiffAdam Schiff We feel strongly that the spirit characteristic of America at its noblest, above all the pursuit of higher learning, cannot admit of any conditions .
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