"Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development."

-- James Wolfensohn

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“I need someone to fold the sheet, someone to take the other end of the sheet and walk towards me and fold once , then step back , fold and walk towards me again .We all need someone to fold the sheet.Someone to hitch on the coat at the neck .Someone to put on the kettle. Someone to dry up while I wash.”
“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I happen to find motherhood a very natural state, but I know a lot of other people don't.”

Source : "The interview: Natascha McElhone". Interview with Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2009.
“Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.”
“I would describe myself as a "budding adventurer." I've transitioned away from being a straight-up backpacker, but I think I need another trip or two to get the adventurer degree.”

Source : Source: ryanjordan.com
“I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to.”
“As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective of nationality , must be united. Clearly, the demolition of national barriers and close unity between the Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Polish, Jewish and other proletarians is a necessary condition for the victory of the proletariat of all Russia.”
“I was a daydreamer, and there is a lot of history and geography and science I missed out on because I was in my head. And I regret that.”

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