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The Commission is extremely important. The E.U. without the Commission would not be the European Union. Miroslav Lajcak

Important Extremely Would Without Commission Union European European Union

It's the right and also the responsibility of member states to express their views. And my role as the present of the General Assembly is not to comment on this. I'm here to protect and respect the rules. Miroslav Lajcak

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We must recognize that Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change, natural disasters, and external shocks. Miroslav Lajcak

Change Natural Natural Disasters States Recognize Must Small Developing Disasters Particularly Vulnerable Island Climate Climate Change Shocks External

It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him. Mitchell Reiss

Decision Kim Make Him Up

Sometimes we tend to focus more on the personalities and the conflicts, and it really caricatures the issues. Mitchell Reiss

Sometimes Focus Caricatures More Tend Issues Conflicts Personalities Really

Now North Korea certainly is located in a different place geographically, but I think it faces the same type of strategic decision. Does it want a different future for its people? Mitchell Reiss

Future People Decision Think Type Located Faces Does Korea North North Korea Same Different Want Place Certainly Different Place Strategic Now

Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust. Mitchell Reiss

You Trust Korea North Any Going Intentions Agreement Based

The format's better because it gives us a much stronger hand to play when going to the North Koreans unified, with our allies and partners in the region, all of us saying the same thing: telling them their current course is unacceptable. Mitchell Reiss

Saying Better Stronger Same Thing Our Unacceptable Telling Gives Allies Partners Course Because Koreans Hand North Same Current Going Format Region Them Unified Us Much Play Thing

The other countries did not share the same concern the United States had in the early '90's - that North Korea actually had an ongoing nuclear weapons program. Mitchell Reiss

Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans. Mitchell Reiss

Sit Same Thing Think Side Table Diplomatic Having Weight Putting Greater Koreans North Same Wanting Again Us Much Thing

The nexus between terrorism and nuclear weapons, or even nuclear material, is obviously a current concern. Mitchell Reiss

Terrorism Weapons Between Concern Obviously Material Current Even Nuclear Nuclear Weapons

We need to do a lot more thinking about how the regime is going to evolve, how the bad guys are going to adapt their tactics, and what measures we're going to need in order to go forward. Mitchell Reiss

Thinking Evolve Bad Bad Guys About Guys More Tactics How Go Lot Going Order Regime Measures Forward Adapt Need

Everyone I have spoken with so far recognises the need for the IRA to respond positively and every has said sooner is better than later and I think there is some concern if it does continue to delay much longer that the situation isn't going to remain the same. Mitchell Reiss

Better Delay Situation Every Think Everyone Later Positively Recognises Respond Some Remain Spoken Sooner Longer Concern Does Said Continue IRA Than Same Going Far Much Need

You are either going forward or you are not. Mitchell Reiss

You Going Either Forward

We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility. Mitchell Reiss

Bit Hopeful More Koreans North Realism Little Little Bit Flexibility Show

We have a model that we're following, and it's the Libya model. Mitchell Reiss

Libya Following Model

Mirrors are ice which do not melt: what melts are those who admire themselves in them. Paul Morand

Those Melt Admire Mirrors Which Ice Them Themselves Who

Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals. Ralph Bunche

Response Strongest Beat Noble Ideals Hearts

There are no warlike people - just warlike leaders. Ralph Bunche

People Leaders Just Warlike

Altruism, especially involving basic freedoms, can be what shareholders value most. Richard Grenell

Value Shareholders Freedoms Most Involving Altruism Basic

In the past, liberals have competed to see who could shout the loudest to shut down the banks, ridicule success, and penalize anyone working in finance. In fact, the Occupy Wall Street movement was an aggressive liberal effort to shut down Wall Street banks. Richard Grenell

Success Finance Past Loudest Aggressive Down Liberal Liberals See Fact Could Occupy Occupy Wall Street Effort Wall Wall Street Movement In Fact Anyone Banks In The Past Working Shout Who Ridicule Street Shut

If you don't want war, then you had better be an advocate for diplomacy with muscle. Richard Grenell

War You Better Diplomacy Had Advocate Want Then Muscle

The big-ego temper tantrums of Wall Street's titans must be a concern for everyone on Wall Street. Bad behavior and manipulation of the markets must be called out by those in the industry concerned for its future. Richard Grenell

Future Behavior Everyone Markets Those Out Bad Must Bad Behavior Temper Concern Concerned Industry Tantrums Wall Wall Street Titans Manipulation Street

Foreign aid should not be automatic. Countries should have to make their case every year, and American officials should openly decide what, if anything, to fund. Richard Grenell

Foreign Aid Year Every Aid Case Countries Openly Make Foreign American What If Officials Automatic Anything Decide Should Fund

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