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If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better. Kjell Magne Bondevik
Better Will Our Dare See Able Come Fellow Fellow Human Beings Understand Closer Human Human Beings Them Beings
Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. Kjell Magne Bondevik
Knowledge People Build Thinking Other Ways Must Conflicts Create Used Bridges Beliefs
Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. Kjell Magne Bondevik
Terrorism Dignity Contempt Human Human Dignity
We have to find compromises. That's the way it is in Norway. Kjell Magne Bondevik
Way Find Compromises Norway
The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country. Kofi Annan
You Fight Independence Power Country Run Colonial Same Gain Skills Necessarily Need
As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them. Kofi Annan
Try Problems Will Long Other Inequality Plague Social Them Exploit Us Social Problems
Sometimes I walk into a situation and know someone is going to provoke me, and I just simply refuse to be provoked. Kofi Annan
Me Sometimes Walk Situation Someone Simply Know Provoke Provoked Going Just Refuse
Governments have to conclude a fair, universal, and binding climate agreement, by which every country commits to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. Kofi Annan
Country Every Emissions Fair Conclude Climate Reducing Governments Greenhouse Greenhouse Gases Which Agreement Binding Universal Gases
Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation. Kofi Annan
Commitment Political Else Further Proliferation Dangers Weapons Above Both Arise Highest Highest Levels Reducing Existing Nuclear Levels Nuclear Weapons Need
I think that my darkest moment was the Iraq war and the fact that we could not stop it. Kofi Annan
War Darkest Think Fact Could Iraq Iraq War Stop Moment
Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Kofi Annan
Opportunity Relevant Security Security Council Comply Council New Iraq Resolutions
I don't share the view that the ICC is anti-African. The ICC is not putting Africa on trial. The ICC is fighting impunity and individuals who are accused of crimes. Kofi Annan
Fighting Crimes Trial Share Individuals Putting Accused Impunity Africa View Who
To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience. Kofi Annan
Experience Victim Somalia Some Became Extent
The U.N. doesn't have any troops; we borrow them from governments. Kofi Annan
Borrow Troops Governments Any Them
One has to have the strength of character to say the time has come to move on... unless you are a king. Kofi Annan
Time Strength Character You King Move On Unless Say Come Move
Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment. Kofi Annan
Opportunities Shifting Energy Systems Investment Catastrophe Towards New Employment Climate New Opportunities While Creating Avert Growth
When people say the U.N. is useless, I ask the question, which U.N. are we talking about? We have the U.N. that is a secretariat led by the secretary general, and we have a U.N. made up of member states who give us our mandate. Kofi Annan
People Made Our Secretary Say States Member People Say About Give General Talking Led Question Up Mandate Which Ask Us Useless Who
A thick skin is a gift from God. Konrad Adenauer
God Gift Skin Thick Thick Skin
Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher. Konrad Adenauer
Own Only Stupidest Choose Butcher
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. Konrad Adenauer
Politics Art Slightly Consists Knowing Opponent Hit Precisely Necessary Below Belt
But which is the stone that supports the bridge? Kublai Khan
Supports Stone Which Bridge
The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state. Kwame Nkrumah
Best Learning State Way Independent Best Way Sovereign Sovereign State
But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social Europe. That was the vision of Francois Mitterrand. We are far from that now. Laurent Fabius
History Vision First Step Towards Employment First Step End Social Far Europe Now Growth
We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model. Laurent Fabius
People Wish Left Model Social Who Unite Internationalist
This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish. Laurent Fabius
Constitution Will Wish Perfect Step Towards Least Revision Inflexible Which Social Europe
For a long time many believed that there would be an automatic adjustment and counted on a rapid increase in the wages of the emerging nations, on our advances in technology and the costs of transport preventing disruption. But this reassuring analysis is out of date. Laurent Fabius
Time Technology Long Long Time Increase Analysis Our Out Rapid Adjustment Would Would-Be Emerging Costs Date Preventing Counted Advances Wages Nations Automatic Transport Many Reassuring Believed Disruption
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