#resolution

Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#commitment #desire #disarmament #entered #expressed

And if you remember the other part of the context is we were then all deceived about the French position and told the French had said they'd veto any second resolution - which wasn't true, we now know. ↗

— Clare Short

#any #context #deceived #french #had

Sometimes we know the best thing to do, but fail to do it. New year's resolutions are often like that. We make resolutions because we know it would be better for us to lose weight, or get fit, or spend more time with our children. The problem is that a resolution is generally easier to break than it is to keep. ↗

— Peter Singer

#best #better #break #children #easier

It seems every year, people make the resolution to exercise and lose weight and get in shape. ↗

— Ed Smith

#every #exercise #get #lose #make

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#always #any #bear #important #mind

I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts. ↗

— Og Mandino

#acts #anything #apostles #deal #good

But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bills #both #champion #confirms #conflict

Research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#bills #both #champion #confirms #conflict

It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain. ↗

— Amos Oz

#arabs #blaming #britain #clear #crystal

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#during #lasting #make #mind #passing