Jan Egeland Quotes

We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone.

Jan Egeland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: norwegian
  • Birth: September 12, 1957

Topics

BorderRefugeesAwayBeenWhoZone

When I started, there weren't any arenas. There was football fields, but they would only hold three or four or five hundred people at the most... We played a lot of high school auditoriums and things like that - a lot of churches... but boy, it has changed.

Jim Ed Brown

FootballSchoolPeopleHigh School

I know there are different kinds of actors, but I tend to have less effective relationships with actors who have a very private process - who really need to do lots of internal work, so that I become merely a witness until they're ready to share.

Joe Mantello

WorkProcessReadyKnowBecomeNeed

History is only written from what remains.

Jill Lepore

HistoryOnlyRemainsWritten

I don't mind being a tourist at all, and a gawker. I just walk around.

Ann Robinson

WalkMindTouristBeingJustAround

Regardless of its causes, thoughtlessly blaming the present is a weakness which, even if it is never outlawed, ought to be resisted. Though commonly flaunted as a sign of sophistication, it can be an opportunity for one-upmanship and an excuse for misanthropy, especially against the young.

Steven Pinker

OpportunityPresentWeaknessYoung

Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.

Julia Sawalha

ChildrenI AmMeStrongToo Much

I talked to Grant Hill, and I told him, 'I played against you a lot, and now, hopefully, I'm getting to coach a player like you. Jabari has the opportunity to be a special player in this league. But it's not handed to you. He's going to work, and our jobs are to make him better each day.'

Jason Kidd

WorkOpportunityDayBetterYouNow

While I have corrected agreed factual errors, I have not been inhibited from writing what I felt to be the truth about The Prince of Wales.

Jonathan Dimbleby

TruthWritingBeenErrorsPrince

Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It all becomes a kind of dance, with the writer guiding the reader through the various twists and turns. The challenge is keeping readers in step, while still managing to surprise.

Jonathan Evison

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If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by the daily decisions you have to make, it's time to automate something.

Clay Clark

DailyTimeYourselfDecisionsYou

I was vaguely aware that people used to hijack planes to Cuba. But I didn't know much about how often it happened and what the motives were. I started looking into what was going on back then, and I was blown away by how common hijacking once was.

Brendan I. Koerner

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To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

Bruno Dumont

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