Peter Maurer Quotes

Conflicts are increasingly causing devastation in densely populated urban centres rather than open battlefields, creating a host of new problems through the cumulative impact from the destruction of vital services like water and electricity.

Peter Maurer

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I don't like going to dinner by myself; I'll call for delivery before I do that. It's awkward if you're at a table all alone. I'm sure nobody even notices, but there's something about it.

Max Thieriot

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My rule is to break one sweat a day.

Matthew McConaughey

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So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.

John Williams

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To show a 'well-founded fear of persecution', an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country.

John Paul Stevens

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We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Stephen Vincent Benet

WisdomPowerThoughtBecauseHad

In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges.

Tom Steyer

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I kind of got really lucky a couple of years ago: I got to do a part in 'The Descendants,' in Alexander Payne's movie. I just had a small part, but I got to do a few scenes with my best friend George Clooney.

Rob Huebel

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What the world needs most for its stability, and what the U.S. needs for its national security, is economic growth, which is driven first and foremost by expanded carbon use.

Robert Zubrin

GrowthWorldSecurityFirstDriven

The old detective story that's got a really complicated motive doesn't apply to mine.

Ruth Rendell

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Counsel with your parents is a privilege at any age.

Russell M. Nelson

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I'm a real dumb-dumb in real life. I'm just book smart. But definitely not street smart. The other day I lost my jacket in a cab. And I'll forget things every time I leave the house.

Masi Oka

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Women play into each other's weaknesses.

Mika Brzezinski

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