International Quotes - Page 26

• Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day.

  Waris Dirie

  Moving, Mountain, Insult

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• I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.

  Melanie Fiona

  Blessing, Thinking, Artist

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• The issue for me is American competitiveness, and how do we best create a climate here that allows international capital to come to these shores to create jobs.

  Vito Fossella

  Jobs, Issues, Climate

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• I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.

  Howard Gordon

  Members, Council, Policy

  "Q&A with Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa". Interview with Kris Kitto, thehill.com. October 18, 2011.

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• If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it is now, which likely will have a negative impact on the Iranian people.

  Moshe Katsav

  Impact, Iran, People

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• The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime.

  Moshe Katsav

  Community, Accepting, Regimes

  "Israeli President Discusses Iran Nuclear Standoff". Interview with Farnoush Ram, www.rferl.org. March 20, 2006.

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• In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

  Naoto Kan

  Islands, Japan, Law

  "Naoto Kan: 'Japan has lost its vigor'". www.cnn.com. November 17, 2010.

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• What I want to make clear though is that we oppose terrorism in any form. However, any operation against terrorism should be under the framework of the United Nations and follow the fundamental principles of international laws.

  Nong ?uc Manh

  Law, Principles, Fundamentals

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• As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.

  Rory McIlroy

  Sports, People, Lucky

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• There have been times when I've reflected on my international career and just thought: 'Well that was a massive waste of time.' Sorry for sounding sour, but my best mate, David Beckham, got butchered after the World Cup in 1998, then my brother, Phil, after Euro 2000.

  Gary Neville

  Brother, Sorry, Careers

  "Ashley Young emerges from the fog to give England a winger windfall" by Paul Hayward, www.theguardian.com. September 1, 2011.

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• Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries.

  Richard Neal

  Country, Believe, Expanding

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• Let me say at the outset that I do not reflexively oppose international trade.

  Richard Neal

  Let Me, Trade, International Trade

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• I'm about to start working with a singer I met on my last trip: she'll get international exposure, and I'll have a song out in that market sung in Cantonese.

  Paul Oakenfold

  Song, Singers, Lasts

  "The Great Wall of Sound" by Paul Oakenfold, Tom Pattinson, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2007.

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• I am on the International Board of Best Buddies, and I am also working with Special Olympics, and with The Arc to help people with disabilities become more independent and more included in their communities.

  Lauren Potter

  Independent, People, Community

  "On World Down Syndrome Day, Speaking Out on How Bullying Hurts and Kills Dreams" by Lauren Potter, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2012.

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• As president of the largest Jewish organization, I disposed of budgets of hundreds of millions of dollars; I directed thousands of employees, and all this, I emphasize again, not for one particular state, but within the frame work of International Jewry.

  Nahum Goldmann

  Organization, President, Dollars

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• The full history of the interlocking participation of the Imperial German Government and international finance in the destruction of the Russian Empire is not yet written...It is not a mere coincidence that at the notorious meeting held at Stockholm in 1916, between the former Russian Minister of the Interior, Protopopoff, and the German Agents, the German Foreign Office was represented by Mr. Warburg, whose two brothers were members of the international banking firm, Kuhn, Loeb and Company, of which the late Mr. Jacob Schiff was a senior member.

  Boris Brasol

  Senior, Brother, Government

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• W.Z. Foster {head of the American Communist Party}, who had no money, went to Moscow and came back and announced that he was building a great secret machine to undermine the American labor movement and turn it over to the Red International, owned by Lenin. He began publication of an expensive magazine and proclaimed 'a thousand secret agents in a thousand communities.'

  Samuel Gompers

  Party, Community, Secret

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• Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job.

  Alan Lewis

  Jobs, Ruffles, Reason

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• In 2005, I founded the Democratic Pacific Union, an international organization of 28 democratic countries to promote democracy, peace and prosperity in the Pacific region.

  Annette Lu

  Country, Organization, Democracy

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• I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.

  Barbara Lee

  Military, United States, Action

  Statement in Opposition to H.J. Res. 64, delivered 14 September 2001

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• And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international.

  Irving Langmuir

  Literature, Height

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• Science, almost from its beginnings, has been truly international in character. National prejudices disappear completely in the scientist's search for truth.

  Irving Langmuir

  Character, Disappear Completely, Prejudice

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• There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

  Li Peng

  Country, Population, World

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• The government is determined to continue the process of fiscal consolidation and structural reform in order to secure sound public finances and improve the country's international competitiveness.

  Lucas Papademos

  Country, Government, Order

  "General strike brings Greece to a surprisingly calm halt" by Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2011.

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• Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

  Lucy Powell

  Government, Differences, Choices

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