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"If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom."

Freedom, Liberty

"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."

Equality, Development, Goal, Building

"To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there."

Want,

"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."

Nation, Country, Justice, Principles, Sight

"We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization."

People, Values, Benefits, Globalization

"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."

Opportunity, Iraq, Security

"We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will."

Problems, Will

"We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better."

Hope,

"National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence."

People, Values, Confidence

"Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community."

Society, Business, Community, Labor

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"I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

People, Loyalty

"I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

People, End

"As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

People, Children, Job

"I think you will see a lot of strains develop in the political process that will result in violence everywhere in the country - but it's controllable, it's workable and it will lead to a much better future for these people."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, Country, Future, Result

"But all that having been said, you can't, in a city of a million people like Karbala, or 5 million like Baghdad, you can't be in all places at all times."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People,

"It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

People, America, Authority, Blame

"But doing what I do, you will never get unanimity of people."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Will

"I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Day

"I'm not going to let people get away with either a dishonest or inaccurate premise to what we're talking about because I think that does the viewer a disturbance."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Talking

"Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do."

Dan Abrams, American Journalist

People, Hope