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Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story.

~Baltasar Kormakur

Topics: Been Connected Every Family History Iceland Kind Lost Men Sea Story The History Of Throughout

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One of my earliest memories is walking up a muddy road into the mountains. It was raining. Behind me, my village was burning. When there was school, it was under a tree. Then the United Nations came. They fed me, my family, my community.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Behind Burning Came Community Earliest Earliest Memories Family Fed Me Memories Mountains Muddy Nations Raining Road School Then Tree United United Nations Up Village Walking

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We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask some fundamental questions. How can we provide a dignified life for ourselves and future generations while preserving and protecting the global commons - the atmosphere, the oceans and the ecosystems that support us?

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Ask Atmosphere Billion Commons Dignified Ecosystems Family Fundamental Future Future Generations Generations Global How Human Life Milestone New Now Oceans Our Our Planet Ourselves Planet Preserving Protecting Provide Questions Reached Seven Some Support Time Us While

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Women and girls are disproportionately affected by landmines. They have different needs when it comes to education about risks. And they may face greater challenges when a family member is killed or injured.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: About Affected Challenges Different Education Face Family Family Member Girl Greater Injured May Member Needs Risks Women Women And Girls

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The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances and as new powers and groups emerge.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Advances Critical Digital Economic Emerge Family Great Groups Human Moving New Powers Revolution Through Transition World

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Let us remember we are all part of one American family. We are united in common values, and that includes belief in equality under the law, basic respect for public order, and the right of peaceful protest.

~Barack Obama

Topics: American American Family Basic Belief Common Equality Family Law Let Us Order Part Peaceful Protest Public Remember Respect Right United Us Values

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It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Bear Family Granted Health Health Insurance Helped Insurance Label Labor Labor Movement Leave Medicare Middle-Class Minimum Minimum Wage Movement Much Plans Retirement Secure Security Social Social Security Take Take For Granted Today Union Wage Week Work

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America is the student who defies the odds to become the first in a family to go to college - the citizen who defies the cynics and goes out there and votes - the young person who comes out of the shadows to demand the right to dream. That's what America is about.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About America Become Citizen College Cynics Demand Dream Family First Go Goes Odds Out Person Right Shadows Student Votes Who Young Young Person

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My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew but she didn't raise me in the church, so I came to my Christian faith later in life and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Because Came Christ Christian Christian Faith Church Every Faith Family Folks Frankly Jesus Jesus Christ Kind Knew Later Lead Life Me Most Mother People Precepts Raise She Spiritual Spoke Terms Want Week Were Who Would I Came

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But let me perfectly clear, because I know you'll hear the same old claims that rolling back these tax breaks means a massive tax increase on the American people: if your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increased a single dime. I repeat: not one single dime.

~Barack Obama

Topics: American American People Back Because Breaks Claims Clear Dime Family Hear Increase Increased Know Less Massive Me Means Old People Perfectly Repeat Rolling Same See Single Tax Tax Breaks Tax Increase Taxes Than Will Year You Your

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