"We are reviewing our experience to enable us to respond to the cultural challenge: to help countries, communities and individuals interpret universal principles, translate them into culturally sensitive terms and design programmes based on them, programmes that people can really feel are their own."

-- Thoraya Obaid

#Country Quotes #People Quotes #Design Quotes

“Unforgiven, I think, is the best Western ever.”
“The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming.”

Source : Song: Roads to Moscow
“One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“God has gone before us so we can walk in the future He has for us.”
“As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.”

Source : Source: cuindependent.com
“I'm an immigrant and I will stay an immigrant forever.”
“After Sandy hit, my wife and I saw pictures of the devastation following the hurricane in the news. We immediately wanted to find a way to assist those in need.”

Source : "Tyson Chandler Volunteers In The Rockaways: Talking To The Knicks Star About Sandy Relief Efforts". Huffington Post New York Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 6, 2012.
“The truth of the matter was stories was everything and everything was stories. Everybody told stories. It was a way of saying who they were in the world. It was their understanding of themselves. It was letting themselves know how they believed the world worked, the right way and the way that was not so right.”

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