Peacekeepers International Quotes & Sayings

The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country. — Howard Zinn

I am not a pest, Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus. — Beverly Cleary

The sky was horribly dark , but one could distinctly see tattered clouds , and between them fathomless black patches. Suddenly I noticed in one of these patches a star , and began watching it intently. That was because that star had given me an idea : I decided to kill myself that night . — Fyodor Dostoevsky

I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place. — Paul Merton

On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who serve selflessly, tirelessly and fearlessly in UN peacekeeping operations. Let us remember the heroes who have laid down their lives in lands far from their own in the service of peace. And let us reaffirm our commitment to building a world free from the scourge of war. — Kofi Annan

Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries. — Albert Bushnell Hart

Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not pay tax. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana