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When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do.
Winnie Byanyima
About
Talk
Careful
Giving
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Cutting down a forest for timber adds to GDP, but what we don't record is the loss to our wealth in terms of natural resources.
Winnie Byanyima
Cutting
Down
Forest
Loss
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We treat a planet at crisis point as an externality that can be shunted into a future generation. We continue to act as if we had the natural resources of several planets, not one.
Winnie Byanyima
Act
Continue
Crisis
Future
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Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa.
Winnie Byanyima
Abuse
Africa
Community
Global
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The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has shifted.
Winnie Byanyima
Shifted
Power
Economic
World
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Conflict and callous politics drive famine.
Winnie Byanyima
Callous
Conflict
Drive
Famine
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Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth.
Winnie Byanyima
Behind
Being
Billions
Economic
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Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on.
Winnie Byanyima
Challenges
Global
Growth
Inclusive
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Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development.
Winnie Byanyima
Back
Cutting
Development
Far
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Inequality, climate change, and conflict are evicting millions from their homes. But these perils are being met with 'anti-answers' such as nationalism, closed borders, lies, and hatred.
Winnie Byanyima
Hatred
Lies
Borders
Closed
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Development cooperation between nations is very important because it is one of the building blocks of shared peace, prosperity, and human rights for all. It is one of the antidotes to the poison of xenophobia.
Winnie Byanyima
Because
Between
Blocks
Building
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That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development.
Winnie Byanyima
Believe
Civil
Good
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Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people.
Winnie Byanyima
African
Big
Economic
Elite
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Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Bane
Corruption
Greatest
Single
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Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Burning
Concern
Constant
Dedication
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I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.
Olusegun Obasanjo
African
Black
Inside
Like
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I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Election
Fact
Fair
European
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We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Eliminate
Genuine
Investment
Laws
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There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Eliminated
Absolutely
Corruption
World
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The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Africa
Corruption
Givers
Most
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When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.
Olusegun Obasanjo
About
Had
Left
Only
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
Madonna
Another
Depend
Man
Poor
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
Madonna
Believe
Better
Feel
God
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
Madonna
After
Believe
Doing
Dreams
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If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.
Madonna
Again
Fans
Girl
Like
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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.
Madonna
Catholicism
Painful
Punishment
Religion
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I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere.
Madonna
Always
Anywhere
Because
Felt
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I have my work and my faith... If that's boring to some people, I can't tell you how much I don't care.
Madonna
Boring
Care
Faith
Much
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I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.
Madonna
Ambitious
Gross
Talented
Were
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Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.
Mahavira
Allow
Beings
Dear
Hurt
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Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.
Mahavira
Excess
Hands
Need
Same
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One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.
Mahavira
Air
Earth
Existence
Fire
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Do not deprive someone of his livelihood. This is a sinful tendency.
Mahavira
Deprive
Livelihood
Sinful
Someone
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
Mahavira
Begin
Fasting
Penance
Practice
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Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.
Mahavira
Eating
Gives
Rise
Greatest
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
Mahavira
Effort
Relaxation
Exception
Part
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By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.
Mahavira
Action
Gains
Speech
Mental
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Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape the effect of their own past karma.
Mahavira
Birth
Cause
Death
Effect
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The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.
Mahavira
Element
Most
Only
Principle
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For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Agenda
Balanced
Based
Countries
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When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice.
Nhat Hanh
About
Always
Another
Chance
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Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.
Nhat Hanh
Away
Buddhism
Cause
Confront
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We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will not be safe. Often, our biggest fear is the knowledge that one day our bodies will cease functioning. So even when we are surrounded by all the conditions for happiness, our joy is not complete.
Nhat Hanh
Biggest
Bodies
Cease
Complete
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Most of us experience a life full of wonderful moments and difficult moments. But for many of us, even when we are most joyful, there is fear behind our joy.
Nhat Hanh
Behind
Difficult
Even
Experience
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Fearlessness is not only possible, it is the ultimate joy. When you touch nonfear, you are free.
Nhat Hanh
Fearlessness
Free
Joy
Only
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Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.
Nhat Hanh
Anger
Capacity
Embrace
Fear
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It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.
Nhat Hanh
Art
Chronic
Clear
Creative
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Global equations undergo changes, this is their nature.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Changes
Equations
Global
Nature
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Marcel Proust
Real
Voyage
Discovery
Consist
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Let us leave pretty women to men with no imagination.
Marcel Proust
Leave
Pretty
Women
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