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A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the breath to flow. Paracelsus
Life Breath Out Through Mortal Another Causes His Source Lives Flow Flows
For one country is different from another; its earth is different, as are its stones, wines, bread, meat, and everything that grows and thrives in a specific region. Paracelsus
Thrive Country Everything Earth One Country Wines Another Stones Different Bread Region Meat Specific Grows
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. Paul Klee
Wisdom Age Corruption Free Preserved Furnish Must Ability Examples Having More Also Artistic Children Us Helpless Early Early Age
The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. Paul Klee
Art Science State Worst Concern Affairs Itself Begins
Writers let themselves be enticed by the language. Peter Bichsel
Language Writers Themselves
Why does one always ask a writer why they stopped? I am sure everyone finds in any drawer a few dear poems. Peter Bichsel
Few Everyone Drawer Finds Poems Writer Sure Does Always Am Dear Any Stopped Ask Why
The problems of our country are very fast to recognize. Peter Bichsel
Problems Country Our Recognize Very Fast
I wanted to write a novel. At 12 I knew, I am a writer. I said it to nobody. Peter Bichsel
Write Writer Knew Nobody Said Am Wanted Novel
The International Committee of the Red Cross visits roughly half a million detainees in nearly 100 countries each year. It's our job to try to prevent and put an end to torture and ill-treatment. Peter Maurer
Try Job Half Year Our Visits Torture Cross Prevent Put Red Countries End Committee International Each Roughly Each Year Nearly Million
Conflicts are not temporary interruptions: they are structural, socio-economic catastrophes, and funding must be allocated accordingly. Peter Maurer
Must Temporary Structural Allocated Accordingly Conflicts Socio-Economic Funding Interruptions
Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains. Peter Maurer
Respect Key Law Accountability Ensuring Area Principles Establish International Chains Humanitarian Necessary
The whole essence of humanitarian work and the Geneva Convention is that neutral, impartial organisations can operate during war. Peter Maurer
Work War Impartial Neutral Geneva Geneva Convention Operate Essence Convention Organisations Whole Humanitarian
The disconnect between what people think and what the political leaders are actually doing is something that we really need to start raising. Peter Maurer
People Political Think Something Leaders Between Disconnect Doing Political Leaders Really Actually Start Need Raising
Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice. Peter Maurer
Experience Reliance Immoral Very Poor Choice Illegal Inhumane Shows Techniques Interrogation Universally
The young, the old, women, the disabled, the sick and the wounded are entitled to protection under international law. Too often, the ICRC's calls for those laws to be respected are ignored. Peter Maurer
Women Law Protection Old Entitled Young Sick Too Respected Those Wounded Laws Disabled Calls Often Ignored Old Women International International Law
Even in war, everyone deserves to be treated humanely. Peter Maurer
War Everyone Even Deserves Treated
Humanitarian action cannot be held hostage to political ends. Peter Maurer
Political Action Hostage Ends Cannot Held Humanitarian
Until the last nuclear weapon is eliminated, more must also be done to reduce the risk of a detonation. Nuclear-armed states should reduce the number of warheads on high alert and be clearer about the actions they are taking to prevent accidents. Peter Maurer
Accidents States High Must Weapon About Risk More Prevent Taking Clearer Until Also Reduce Done Should Actions Nuclear Eliminated Nuclear Weapon Last Number Alert
Suffering does not change its face. Peter Maurer
Change Suffering Face Does
As conflicts last longer, as the scale of needs increase, we are having to adapt. There is an increasing blurring between immediate humanitarian assistance and long-term development needs. Peter Maurer
Needs Increase Increasing Immediate Scale Having Development Between Long-Term Longer Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance Last Adapt
Short-termism is no longer an option. We have to envisage humanitarian action with a medium- and long-term perspective. Peter Maurer
Perspective Action Medium Long-Term Longer Envisage Option Humanitarian
Humanitarian assistance, once conceived as a short-term relief effort, is increasingly the only substitute for long-term development work in protracted armed conflicts. Peter Maurer
Work Increasingly Once Relief Only Development Long-Term Conceived Armed Protracted Effort Substitute Conflicts Short-Term Humanitarian Assistance
The fragility created by protracted conflicts, resulting in destroyed cities and dramatically insufficient services, is not something that humanitarian organizations can address comprehensively. Only political solutions can end armed conflicts. Peter Maurer
Political Dramatically Address Destroyed Cities Solutions Something Only Resulting Armed Insufficient Protracted End Conflicts Created Organizations Humanitarian Services Fragility
The humanitarian ecosystem is diverse - not only is there a variety of traditional humanitarian actors, but the system should also embrace an increasing diversity of private sector actors. Peter Maurer
Diversity Increasing Sector System Embrace Diverse Only Variety Ecosystem Also Traditional Private Private Sector Should Actor Humanitarian
People living through armed conflicts need infrastructure and services which will last, and the last thing on their mind is which budget line applies. Peter Maurer
People Mind Will Living Through Budget Armed Line Conflicts Which Infrastructure Thing Services Last Need
The relatively unpredictable flow of funds to humanitarian organizations, and the bureaucratic strings often attached to them, can have a highly negative impact on an organization's ability to plan and execute programmes effectively. We need to be able to rely on predictable income flows to plan sustainable programmes. Peter Maurer
Organization Negative Programmes Relatively Strings Ability Unpredictable Able Impact Rely Attached Highly Execute Effectively Bureaucratic Often Sustainable Predictable Them Plan Organizations Income Humanitarian Flow Funds Need Flows
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