Dag Hammarskjold Quotes

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned.

Dag Hammarskjold

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: July 29, 1905 - September 18, 1961

Topics

PeaceProgressVictoryEndDefeat

I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step list on what to do next.' But doctors don't do that. They say 'sorry' and move you along.

Jenny McCarthy

GodMeDoctorSorryYouSaid

Don't be too influenced by what's 'in fashion.' Just be a bit more individual about it.

Jenny Packham

FashionMoreIndividualJustJust Be

One of the hard truths about the new digital world is that we have to be prepared to acknowledge when an experiment is not going to work, and to take action.

Andrew Rosenthal

WorkWorldActionBe PreparedNew

People who've had very unhappy childhoods are pretty good at inventing themselves. If nobody invents you for yourself, nothing is left but to invent yourself for others.

John le Carre

GoodYourselfPeopleUnhappyYou

I am currently in Haiti to help the Haitian people in their reconstruction.

Jean-Claude Duvalier

I AmPeopleHelpReconstructionAm

I have those moments with my kids and family where we try to unplug and just be in the moment. We put everything else to the side and just be there with our family.

Soleil Moon Frye

FamilyMomentMomentsTryEverything

The way I've gotten things done is by working with Democrats and Republicans. I worked with Jay Rockefeller, for example, on highway safety issues.

Mike DeWine

SafetyDoneWayThingsDemocrats

It's just as important to work on the little muscle groups as well as the big muscle groups. People, when they train, go to gyms. I call them 'nightclub bodies' - ginormous up top, and legs are little sticks. You see a lot of people, and they forget you can't leave the little muscles behind.

Misty May-Treanor

WorkPeopleYouTrainGoForget

Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.

Liv Tyler

GodHappySunAmazingCoolWindow

Youth does not require reasons for living, it only needs pretexts.

Jose Ortega y Gasset

AgeYouthLivingOnlyNeedsReasons

I do like Pat Conroy, and 'The Great Santini' is an iconic book.

Douglas Brunt

GreatBookIconicLikePat

I still have a stammer that I can control by not opening a sentence with a hard consonant, or by concentrating for a moment, breathing softly down. Growing up, the 'Our Father' was lovely, made for me, the 'Hail Mary' was gorgeous, and 'Glory Be to the Father' was an absolute nightmare.

Colm Toibin

FatherMomentMeGrowing UpControl

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