"I want to be the best on the biggest stage possible, [but] I obviously do not get to decide where that is."

-- Tom Shields

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“There is nothing more explosive than a skilled population condemned to inaction. Such a population is likely to become a hotbed of extremism and intolerance, and be receptive to any proselytizing ideology, however absurd and vicious, which promises vast action.”
“I don't pray because it doesn't work. Prayer doesn't fix anything. Bad things happen anyway.”
“There is no need for a fear of losing control over who is accessing the network to hold back the productivity benefits of flexible working. By examining their access strategy, businesses can implement practices that will keep data secure and control access what and from where.”
“When you say you'll meet someone at 11:00 AM, be there at 10:45. When you promise a check on the 30th, send it on the 28th. Whatever you agree to do, do it a bit more. Start with your employees, then extend it to everyone you deal with. News will soon get around that you are a person of your word.”
“I'm not a victim - I never want to be perceived that way.”
“To heal from the inside out is the key.”
“The PLO and the Palestinian people adhere to the renouncement of violence and rejection and condemning of terrorism in all its forms, especially State terrorism, and adhere to all agreements signed between the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel.”

Source : Abbas UN speech: Annotated extracts, www.bbc.com. September 23, 2011.
“We shouldn't be afraid to fail- if we are not failing we are not pushing.”

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