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The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#between #birth #encourage #reexamine #relations

It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors. ↗

— Omar Epps

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Never in our country's history have we witnessed a natural disaster that has impacted so many people in such a wide area. In fact, as of the writing of this column, millions of people along the Gulf Coast have been displaced from their homes in a period of only five days. ↗

— Jo Bonner

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According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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I got well by talking. Death could not get a word in edgewise, grew discouraged, and traveled on. ↗

— Louise Erdrich

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In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures. ↗

— Edward de Bono

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