It would be a disgrace to condemn with sanctions a country for peaceful research. Surely the world would not accept such an action. But if this kind of mistake happens, the consequences of the wrong actions will return back to those who put Iran under pressure.
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Related Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT It's important that the world understands that this is not an Israeli issue, it's a world problem, a... ARYE MEKEL (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON If you impose sanctions theoretically on Iran, then it would be appropriate to ask a question: Who i... ANDREI DENISOV He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a ... ALBERT EINSTEIN Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT He who joyfully marches to music rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a l... ALBERT EINSTEIN Altogether apart from that, it would be a disgrace to us to make this bargain with Germany at the ex... EDWARD GREY It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept r... DAVID BLUNKETT He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given ... ALBERT EINSTEIN You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES Certainly the international community is putting a lot of pressure on Iran and making clear that its... BENJAMIN NETANYAHU I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. In the real world, they told you who to be, not the other way around. RHODA BELLEZA For now, it is not foreseen that there would be need for sanctions, but if that time or if that occa... FREDERICK CHILUBA If (UN) sanctions were to be imposed on Iran, the president is perfectly capable of cutting back or ... BRUCE EVERS The injury has healed very well but we cannot yet put a date on his return to action because that wo... DONATO VILLANI We are not a world capital. But I believe they have hope that disputing peoples will come here. I wo... TOM OWEN Nothing happens in a vacuum in life: every action has a series of consequences, and sometimes it tak... KHALED HOSSEINI May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH To be a utilitarian means that you judge actions as right or wrong in accordance with whether they h... PETER SINGER She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY We have often noted the Fed tries to choose a policy action that minimizes the consequences of a mis... DAVID ORR The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I'm very concerned and very upset that anybody who would issue such a statement would be in the lead... ELIJAH CUMMINGS How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL Don't settle for a normal life. Not when you can enjoy the wonderful weirdness of being who God crea... CRAIG GROESCHEL [Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at St. Andrews University in Scotland, said the president would have to ... ALI ANSARI We would not have been put in this position if it had not been for the actions of Charles Sawyer. BOB MARSHALL From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “In a slum somewhere in India As... THE PROPHET OF LIFE Some people never take a chance and never know what it's like to live life to the full. CHLOE THURLOW I think this was a concession to Egypt so Egypt would vote together with the U.S. and Western states... EMILY LANDAU i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL Russia will search for ways of settlement without sanctions and the use of force ... but Iran must s... ALEXEI ARBATOV Israel will not tolerate Iran developing nuclear power, even if Iran claims it is for peaceful purpo... ROBERT KIYOSAKI The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think eve... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if... STEPHEN CHBOSKY If these reports were true this would be another step that would take Iran in the wrong direction an... JUSTIN HIGGINS And still, for all the jealously, all the doubt, sometimes I will be struck with a kind of awe that ... DAVID LEVITHAN We will only be able to talk about sanctions after we have concrete facts confirming that Iran is no... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN 2. Overcommitment and time pressure are the greatest destroyers of marriages. It takes time to devel... JAMES C. DOBSON Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN These are the kind of people who meet those Piper requirements, integrating across multiple research... JEFFREY TRENT This sort of military propaganda will definitely give them (those seeking tougher action) more ammun... MAHMOUD ALINEJAD To make one mistake, and then fix it. It shows, a sign that you have understood the lesson. DEYTH BANGER Commemoration of William Augustus Muhlenberg of New York, Priest, 1877 If our hopes, whatever we... J. B. PHILLIPS I will not read the last page of novels first," I said, and then punched myself in the face. "... BRANDON SANDERSON Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out t... E. STANLEY JONES If there is a war, it will be entirely his own fault. Of course I would like a peaceful solution too... JOSE MARIA AZNAR I knew there was no point in debating a man such as this. The world bent and contorted itself to fit... DAVID LISS Uzbekistan is an important country and the E.U. must maintain dialogue and cooperation with it. Incl... CRISTINA GALLACH This is a world of compensation; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those w... ABRAHAM LINCOLN People will then often say, But surely it's better to remain an Agnostic just in case?' This, to me,... DOUGLAS ADAMS A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death... OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR. Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. Yes, I could have done it. But I realized very well what the consequences would be. All my family an... JOSZF PACZYNSKI The basic idea was that if a country would put its economy as an integrated piece of the world syste... JEFFREY SACHS Sanctions could only be discussed when evidence is provided that Iran is pursuing not only peaceful ... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN I personally think that was a mistake. If it was such a serious allegation -- which it is -- they sh... ROBERT JOBSON What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely tr... WILLIAM J. H. BOETCKER What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were nev... MARIE LU [It would not be long] ere the whole surface of this country would be channelled for those nerves wh... SAMUEL MORSE The earth is an arena of champions. We are all champions. We all did overcome millions of potential ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Under no circumstances should we now ease our restrictions on arms sales to Iran. Such a policy reve... CASPAR WEINBERGER Under no circumstances should we now ease our restrictions on arms sales to Iran. Such a policy reve... CASPAR W. WEINBERGER In a world in which the common rule which binds and regulates what the general masses feel is underm... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH By legitimizing Iran's nuclear program, removing the pressure of economic sanctions, and allowin... J. B. PRITZKER Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER One can speak of sanctions only after the appearance of concrete facts proving that Iran is not enga... MIKHAIL KAMYNIN On this day of a new, peaceful, prosperous era for our country, I would like to wish for the best fo... HAMID KARZAI Bitcoins can be traded or used for purchases, but only with those sellers who will accept them. Beca... KURT EICHENWALD Even if Koch Industries had a financial interest in the Keystone XL pipeline, what possibly could be... MIKE POMPEO The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE It is understandable that the patience of some important members of the Security Council is running ... MUNIR AKRAM We are not seeking a confrontation but, if it is imposed on us, we are prepared for it. The conseque... AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn't exist, for the ... ANDREI TARKOVSKY Because of Iran's support for terrorism, disrespect for human rights, and nuclear proliferation,... MIKE POMPEO In truth, Kipling's politics are not mine. But then, it would be a poor sort of world if one were on... NEIL GAIMAN The firm start in the US might be the catalyst needed for a test of $575/oz, particularly with the I... JAMES MOORE I don't think we would have the kind of prison population now and what happens in this country with ... JAMES CROMWELL If those who call themselves the Iraqi resistance desired to contact me, I would welcome them. I wou... JALAL TALABANI A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all the virtues, and who... HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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I don't think the gap is as huge as you consider it. As you know, the Europeans have confirmed our r... ALI LARIJANI There are lots of details surrounding this offer that must be examined. ALI LARIJANI There are lots of details surrounding this offer that must be must be decided -- the location of the... ALI LARIJANI We advise them not to use these kinds of methods, because we have the the means to respond. ALI LARIJANI I think if the Europeans had not cancelLED the talks, we would have reached an appropriate formula w... ALI LARIJANI We can not be engaged with talks based on intimidation. The Europeans ask us to come to the negotiat... ALI LARIJANI If UN Security council sanctions are to be imposed on Iran, we will suspend our cooperation with the... ALI LARIJANI If Iran's case is referred or reported to the Security Council... Iran's cooperation will decrease. ALI LARIJANI If Iran's case is referred or reported to the Security Council ... Iran's cooperation will decrease. ALI LARIJANI Since the call is made by a prominent Iraqi Muslim leader, Tehran accepts it in order to resolve pro... ALI LARIJANI The capacity of the program is not sufficient for the needs of our nuclear program. But we cannot sa... ALI LARIJANI They oppose these rushed actions that have come from some European countries. They are against that. ALI LARIJANI We agreed members of the [Non-Proliferation Treaty] have right [sic] to peaceful nuclear energy. ALI LARIJANI The Russian offer is alive and will have long life. ALI LARIJANI The capacity of Russia's proposal does not meet all the nuclear energy needs of Iran. ALI LARIJANI The timing for Iran to resume some voluntary suspended activities depends on the behavior of the Eur... ALI LARIJANI We are of the same idea that this plan should be considered in the IAEA and in a peaceful manner. ALI LARIJANI I think there is still the basis for a global accord. ALI LARIJANI We only need to notify the IAEA that we are resuming enrichment. When we do that is our call. If Ira... ALI LARIJANI If they want guarantees of no diversion of nuclear fuel, we can reach a formula acceptable to both s... ALI LARIJANI We consider any referral or report of Iran to the Security Council as the end of diplomacy. ALI LARIJANI Is this a problem? Do we need permission? ALI LARIJANI The most logical way was to have the case with the agency and to have the agency's supervision. ALI LARIJANI The agency's monitoring would extensively be limited and all the peaceful nuclear activities under v... ALI LARIJANI Iran is not pessimistic...but it does not permit the others to draw the outlines of talks and to imp... ALI LARIJANI However, one can not say that it is a negative proposal. ALI LARIJANI It cannot be said that it is a negative proposal. We therefore considered it worthy of studying, and... ALI LARIJANI We still advise [the EU countries] to pursue this issue through constructive and serious negotiation... 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There are times when I can only get in 3 days a week because... LAILA ALI I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap va... LAILA ALI Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say. LAILA ALI People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If... LAILA ALI I like to play by my own rules. LAILA ALI My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated... LAILA ALI You have to fight for your health and stay on top of it. Our bodies are meant to be healthy. LAILA ALI While I was boxing professionally, I never thought about my looks. The furthest thing from my mind w... LAILA ALI I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and ma... LAILA ALI I saw women's boxing on television for the first time when I was 18, and that's when I wante... LAILA ALI I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people. LAILA ALI There's this Method Man album called 'Tical.' It's his first album. I would just lis... MAHERSHALA ALI My friends in college, several of whom are still my closest companions, would tell you that I was al... MAHERSHALA ALI I think Don Cheadle has always done great work. MAHERSHALA ALI People do bad things, but that doesn't mean they don't have other colors or qualities. MAHERSHALA ALI In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It'... MAHERSHALA ALI At that moment in time when we feel like the other, we were not the person embraced, not one of the ... MAHERSHALA ALI I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, dep... MAHERSHALA ALI Now, being one who lived in the era of Obama, there are so many markers of improvement made. It'... MAHERSHALA ALI In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is diff... MAHERSHALA ALI I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the ri... MAHERSHALA ALI You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse wor... MAHERSHALA ALI I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to wh... MAHERSHALA ALI There was a sadness over me, a melancholy. That's always been a part of me - those are some of t... MAHERSHALA ALI 'Moonlight' is a project that resonated with me more than anything else. I wouldn't have... MAHERSHALA ALI The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility. MAHERSHALA ALI It's still amazing, but when I was growing up, Harlem was the Mecca of black culture. I was so i... MAHERSHALA ALI Understand that we are all co-creators of our respective destinies. MAHERSHALA ALI Your life, your circumstances change, and you have to continue to grow as a person, and once you hav... MAHERSHALA ALI To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere, and always ... MAHERSHALA ALI Who is that person that comes around and says, 'You are OK, you are worthy, you are special?'... MAHERSHALA ALI