"Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the political will of leaders to tackle the causes and to settle for peace, and international determination to push for peace and then to consolidate it. Consolidating peace means helping societies emerging from war to reintegrate refugees in safety and dignity, to rebuild their institutions - including in the field of justice and human rights - and to resume their economic development."

-- Sadako Ogata

#Determination Quotes #War Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I had been self-publishing for a number of years at that stage and selling my books at markets around Melbourne - little pocket books. I'd make them for 10 cents and sell them for a dollar. But I knew there was an audience who loved silly stuff so I just kept plugging away.”
“The idea occurred to him when he was twenty. At first it was only a vague idea, a question looming â€” what should I do? â€” with an answer taking shape: nothing.”

Source : Georges Perec (1987). “Life, a user's manual: fictions”, Collins Harvill Press
“There is unspeakable joy... for the person who knows release from guilt and the relief of forgiveness.”
“Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, be this thy care, for this, my friend, is all.”
“The journey of your first movie is not just beyond belief it can be truly beyond satire.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When we love there are no barriers, no desires, no needs, no wants.”
“It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there.”

Source : Elsie De Wolfe (1975). “The house in good taste”, Ayer Co Pub
“Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.”

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