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• Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Moving, Political, Vision

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• The second one, the joint Truth and Friendship Commission, which we started now with Indonesia, that is the one that has been criticized; its terms of reference call for providing amnesty for those who cooperate in telling the truth. It does not lead to prosecution.

  Jose Ramos-Horta

  Friendship, Doe, Joints

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• It is difficult to think of anything more important than providing the best education possible for our children. They will develop the next technologies, medical cures, and global industries, while mitigating their unintended effects, or they will fail to do these things and consign us all to oblivion.

  Sam Harris

  Children, Technology, Thinking

  "A New Year’s Resolution for the Rich" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 29, 2010.

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• I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Jobs, Nice, Thinking

  "Tonys 2012: Q&A with Neil Patrick Harris on Eve of His Hosting Three-peat". "The Hollywood Reporter" Interview, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 6, 2012.

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• North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge.

  Nadia Giosia

  Dark, America, Cooking

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• Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.

  Henry Ford

  Happiness, Money, Business

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• Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.

  Stephen Covey

  Children, School, Roles

  "Our Children and the Crisis in Education" by Stephen R. Covey, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2010.

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• In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.

  Tony Campolo

  America, Support, Church

  Tony Campolo (2008). “Letters To A Young Evangelical”, p.67, Basic Books

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• For me, a good thriller must teach me something about the real world. Thrillers like 'Coma,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Firm' all captivated me by providing glimpses into realms about which I knew very little - medical science, submarine technology and the law.

  Dan Brown

  Real, Technology, Law

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• I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.

  Scott Brooks

  Mom, Perseverance, Believe

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• If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  School, Mobility, Serious

  "Pre-School Is Where Upward Mobility Begins" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2013.

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• I'm looking forward to providing the men of Seattle with an evening where they can kick back, light up a cigar and enjoy a night to themselves. Women, we can't technically keep you out, but please stay at home.

  Tom Leykis

  Home, Night, Men

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• Learning to see waste and systematically eliminate it has allowed lean companies such as Toyota to dominate entire industries. Lean thinking defines value as 'providing benefit to the customer'; anything else is waste.

  Eric Ries

  Thinking, Benefits, Waste

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• We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for us to guide our lives in accord with our ideas.

  Henry Reed

  Mean, Psychics, Ideas

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• Providing, meaning to a mass of unrelated needs, ideas, words and pictures - it is the designer's job to select and fit this material together and make it interesting.

  Paul Rand

  Jobs, Ideas, Interesting

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• Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.

  Ross Perot

  Leadership, Business, Engineering

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• China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area.

  Leon Panetta

  Thinking, Korea, Issues

  "Panetta: 'Human Side' Makes Pentagon Cuts Tough". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. January 8, 2012.

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• Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.

  Barack Obama

  Powerful, College, Play

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• No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Answers, Way, Humour

  "PJ O'Rourke - the rightwinger it's OK for lefties to like". Interview with Paul Harris, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2010.

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• Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the millions of people who rely on our aviation system every day.

  Janet Napolitano

  Travel, Air, People

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• I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination - in terms of providing for my family - is absolutely my goal.

  Nicki Minaj

  Grandchildren, College, Thinking

  "Nicki Minaj: Agent Provocateur". Interview with James Patrick Herman, www.elle.com. March 14, 2013.

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• Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.

  Henry Miller

  Life, Frozen, Assets

  Henry Miller (1959). “The Henry Miller Reader”, p.359, New Directions Publishing

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• I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

  Joe Manchin

  Play, Energy, Roles

  "In maiden speech, Manchin steers towards center" by Josiah Ryan, thehill.com. February 3, 2011.

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• I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.

  John Major

  Thinking, Government, Parliament

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• The obvious issue is providing clean drinking water and sanitation to every single human being on earth at the cost of little more than one year of the Kyoto treaty.

  Bjorn Lomborg

  Drinking, Years, Kyoto

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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