"The most important thing that certainly the United States and other Asian and Pacific actors have done is to urge that whatever happens, however the dispute is resolved, that it be resolved peacefully."

-- William C. Kirby

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“I didn't know enough as a writer to understand why I needed to do this, but I understood in a very gut way that I could not entertain those thoughts of pleasing people and write this book - that it would be a very different book. Without really sort of investigating that instinct, which I'm glad for, I just made a conscious decision to put blinders on and not think about anything and put it all in. And I did. I put everything in. I had to look at the whole picture to see what I needed.”

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“There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.”

Source : "Ray LaMontagne: Digging Deep And Doing What He Does" by Ellen Sterling, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 2, 2010.
“A youth's knowledge is like a cheap shotgun-likely to do as much damage to the owner as to the game.”
“We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I give dating advice on a regular basis. It's not that I'm any expert, but it's always nice to share that with your friends.”
“Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.”
“The growth of a nation's productive potential is the central factor in determining its growth in real wages and living standards.... high rates of investment and saving usually have a big payoff in promoting economic growth.”
“On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.”

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