Trygve Lie quotes
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“The one common undertaking and universal instrument of the great majority of the human race is the United Nations. A patient, constructive long-term use of its potentialities can bring a real and secure peace to the world.”
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“A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.”
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“I shall take all the troubles of the past, all the disappointments, all the headaches, and I shall pack them in a bag and throw them in the East River.”
-- Trygve Lie
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Source : A. A. Gill (2008). “Paper view: the best of the Sunday Times television reviews”, Orion Pub Co
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“As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol.”
Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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“The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.”
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Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial
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Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin
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“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”
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