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"Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it."

"In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models."

"When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights."

"The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause."

"Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own."

"The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states."

"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions."
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"Happiness doesn't depend on reality but it depends on perception."

"Happiness can only bloom in the garden of peace."

"Each day should be a day of rejoicing. Give thanks and celebrate in all things."

"Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation foolish preparation!"

"It is a fact that one man can be deliriously happy in the exact situation that causes another man to wither from depression."

"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual."

"Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know."

"Our main purpose of life is to be happy. Happiness is in simplicity, and the most amazing things about life is that it is so simple."
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