#nfl

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#agencies #appeal #broadening #civil #compensation

People are naming it the Third Wave, the Information Age, etc. but I would say those are basically technological descriptions, and this next shift is not about technology - although obviously it will be influenced and in some cases expressed by technologies. ↗

— Paul Hawken

#age #although #basically #cases #descriptions

But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend. ↗

— Saxby Chambliss

#american lives #conflict #costs #going #know

For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#evolution #first #first time #history #influenza

Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#capacity #country #every #influenza #must

All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you. ↗

— Sebastian Coe

#make #off #pressure #rub #self-inflicted

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence to exert, which are peculiarly his, and which no conscience but his own can teach. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#being #carry #conscience #duties #every

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man. ↗

— Charlie Chaplin

#conflict #god #i #i am #man

A lot of people have gotten into comedy because of certain influences in their lives or events that were painful, and I really have wracked my brain to figure it out. I pretty much have had a normal childhood. Maybe it was too normal. ↗

— Will Ferrell

#brain #certain #childhood #comedy #events

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#because #believe #between #conflict #end