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Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Alone Bestowed Cherish Could Earth Existence Gift Greatest Greatest Gift Humankind Know Matter Only Our Personally Planet Planet Earth Practical Precious Purposes Should Universe Us Vast Whether

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Weapons of mass destruction violate more than individual lives - they cross international borders and jeopardize all people. They also drain resources that could be used instead for medicines, schools and other life-saving supplies. We must come together with even greater determination to prevent a WMD nightmare.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: All People Also Borders Come Could Cross Destruction Determination Drain Even Greater Individual Instead International Jeopardize Life-Saving Lives Mass Mass Destruction Medicines More Must Nightmare Other People Prevent Resources Schools Supplies Than Together Used Violate Weapons

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Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Change Climate Climate Change Conflict Could Decades Implications Island Itself Land Large-Scale Levels Migration Nations Other Over Peace Put Regions Rising Risk Scarce Sea Security Small Some States Survival Trigger United United Nations Very Well Ahead

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The possibility that terrorist groups could obtain weapons of mass destruction should not be dismissed as a fiction. This is a horrific threat the international community should take seriously. As long as these weapons exist, so, too, does the risk of their use - by accident or design.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accident Community Could Design Destruction Dismissed Does Exist Fiction Groups Horrific International International Community Long Mass Mass Destruction Obtain Possibility Risk Seriously Should Take Terrorist Threat Too Use Weapons

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If your government had given me a thousandth of the sum it spent to depose me, I could have won that war.

~Bao Dai

Topics: Could Given Government Had Me Spent Sum War Won Your

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The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet. The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Also Because Companies Could Created Get Government Individual Initiative Internet Invented Make Money Off Our Own Point Research Succeed Things Together

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In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Afford Again Agreed American Because Billionaire Cannot Could Cuts December Every Extend Hike Middle-Class Millionaire Only Our Prevent Refuse Renew Society Tax Tax Cuts Them Trillion Way We Cannot Worth

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We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Ashes Because Beginning Belief Born Chapter Civilization Could Cradle History Iraq Iraqi Iraqi People Met New New Beginning Now Our Out Page People Remarkable Responsibility Share States The History Of Through Time Turn United United States War

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We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and chasing paper profits on Wall Street. We built this country by making things, by producing goods we could sell.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Become Built Chasing Come Could Country Far Gambling Goods Greed Interests Just Letting Making Most Paper Producing Profits Prosperous Rewarding Run Sell Special Special Interests Street Things Wall Wall Street Wild World

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And so our goal on health care is, if we can get, instead of health care costs going up 6 percent a year, it's going up at the level of inflation, maybe just slightly above inflation, we've made huge progress. And by the way, that is the single most important thing we could do in terms of reducing our deficit. That's why we did it.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Above Care Care Costs Costs Could Deficit Did Get Goal Going Health Health Care Health Care Costs Huge Important Important Thing Inflation Instead Just Level Made Maybe Most Most Important Thing Our Percent Progress Reducing Single Slightly Terms Thing Up Way Why Year

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