"When food becomes scarce, refugees often turn to desperate measures to feed themselves and their families. We are particularly worried about the health of the refugee population, domestic violence and refugees resorting to illegal employment or even to prostitution, just to put enough food on the table."

-- Antonio Guterres

#Worry Quotes #Domestic Violence Quotes #Population Quotes

“The human mind is a fearful instrument of adaptation, and in nothing is this more clearly shown than in its mysterious powers of resilience, self-protection, and self-healing. Unless an event completely shatters the order of one's life, the mind, if it has youth and health and time enough, accepts the inevitable and gets itself ready for the next happening like a grimly dutiful American tourist who, on arriving at a new town, looks around him, takes his bearings, and says, "Well, where do I go from here?”
“The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A brain hemorrhage puts it all in a deeper perspective. I'm one of those guys hit by lightning. I see the big picture. Everything is in perspective now. Let's just say I'm the kind of guy who knows how to enjoy the moment.”
“To be honest, I don't think I'm the best role model in the world. I'm pretty immature sometimes.”
“It is never too late to be wise.”

Source : Daniel Defoe, Thomas Roscoe (1831). “The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe”, p.188
“Softly the loud peal dies, In passing winds it drowns, But breathes, like perfect joys, Tender tones.”

Source : Frederick Tennyson (1854). “Days and hours [poems].”, p.62
“Basically what my mom told me - I was extremely shy, I didn't have any girlfriends 'til I was 21 - my mom would see me suffering and tell me, "Just focus on your school, study very hard, and some day you will be successful and you can use all the resources that you have to a dating advantage." Ultimately, I took that advice and turned it into dating sites.”
“I think more people now have relationships with agents than with editors. And I don't have an agent.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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