"The United States cannot feed every person, lift every person out of poverty, cure every disease, or stop every conflict. But our power and status have conferred upon us a tremendous responsibility to humanity."

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Source : Senate Confirmation Hearing: Hillary Clinton, www.nytimes.com. January 13, 2009.

Richard Lugar

#Responsibility Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Disease Quotes

“Many of our partners are here and this is where the world's expertise on environment and the wider sustainability agenda often and regularly gathers. Here is where international initiatives frequently start and are nurtured. Geneva is one of the hubs where global programs can be often most effectively managed.”
“Why is love intensified by absence?”
“The more failure you can accept, the greater your chance of success.”

Source : Chris Matthews (2010). “The Hardball Handbook: How to Win at Life”, p.14, Random House
“What gets projects done for me is not inspiration. It's curiosity and rigor.”
“You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life.”
“Many children are taught to believe in God. I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.”

Source : "Inside the Crisis" by Ryan Lizza, www.newyorker.com. October 12, 2009.
“There is so much truth in children and so little self-consciousness. It always strikes me that they are so capable of losing and finding themselves and also losing and finding those things they feel close to.”
“Being the survivor stinks.”

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