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- Nov 07, 2020
Important Quotes
On priorities and knowing what really matters.
These quotes weigh what matters most across very different fields: holding an alliance together ahead of any single military strike, and staying musically open instead of narrowing yourself to one sound. For more, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doctors and nurses, with their training and their experiences, they would be able to detect unusual patterns of disease. That's why we say it is important for every country to have a proper surveillance system. The function of the surveillance system is to detect unusual patterns of diseases.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
The WHO is the lead agency in health in the United Nations system, and clearly we have very important functions to play.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
SARS was a very important event... And many countries have learned from SARS... The SARS event sort of gave them additional impetus and the sense of urgency for them to really revise the International Health Regulations.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture used to flourish, into a massive grave. This is why initiatives to revive Jewish culture in Poland is so important.
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- Nov 07, 2020
As far as the international issues are concerned, the most important thing is the state of the transatlantic relationships, Euro-Atlantic relationships: how to develop them and how to strengthen them further.
- Direction
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not about the pace, it's about the direction we've set. The pace is of course a function of many factors, including the magnitude of the supply shock. But what's probably more important is the probability of the supply shock translating into sustainable embedded inflation.
- Nov 07, 2020
For me the most important thing is what you can do as a player and a team, not to talk about individual things.
- Good Sign
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is important and a good sign when somebody compares you with a good coach.
- Nov 07, 2020
Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but I'm more interested in telling a story.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's couture. Everything has to be done by hand. That is most important. That is the crucial element. Without it, that is not couture anymore.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Offence is important; that's how you know you care about things. Imagine a life where you're not offended. So dull.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
American culture is CEO obsessed. We celebrate the hard-charging heroes and mythologize the iconoclastic visionaries. Those people are important.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020