"We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today, climate change, into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future"

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Source : "Big Idea 2014: The Year for Climate Action" by Ban Ki-moon, www.un.org. December 10, 2013.

Ban Ki-moon

#Opportunity Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Progress Quotes

“Think first class about everyone around you, and you'll receive first-class results in return.”

Source : David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.136, Penguin
“I'm a country boy. I grew up kicking around the woods, riding dirt bikes, playing football, climbing rocks and all that good stuff, so that's always been fun.”

Source : "Taylor Kinney Exclusive Interview the Vampire Diaries". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 21, 2010.
“It breaks your heart when you throw something away, but it's what left that counts. It's like worrying about the bits of rock you have knocked off in order to make a beautiful statue. You've wasted half the rock, yeah, but it's the Venus di Milo!”
“God's love for us is uncoerced and so freely given that it does not demand a response. But so freely is it given that it creates freedom in the recipient, so that our response is not one of obligation or duty, nor the returning of a favor, but uncoerced love.”

Source : Mark Galli (2011). “Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit”, p.77, Baker Books
“To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.”
“if i can only recount the story of my life right out of my body flames will grow”
“Each climber loses one finger or toe once in a while. This is a small but important reason for Polish climbers success. Western climbers haven't lost as many fingers or toes.”
“I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I'd get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I'd back up and get it together again.”

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