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Archive for June, 2008

Although we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s got about 18 million cracks in it

The light is shining through like never before, filling us all with the hope and the sure knowledge that the path will be a little easier next time

It would break my heart if, in falling short of my goal, I in any way discouraged any of you from pursuing yours

When you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on

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It is very unlikely there will be a heterosexual epidemic in other countries. Ten years ago a lot of people were saying there would be a generalised epidemic in Asia – China was the big worry with its huge population. That doesn’t look likely. But we have to be careful. As an epidemiologist it is better to describe what we can measure. There could be small outbreaks in some areas

I think it is unlikely there will be extensive heterosexual spread in Russia. But clearly there will be some spread

Aids still remains the leading infectious disease challenge in public health. It is an acute infection but a chronic disease. It is for the very, very long haul. People are backing off, saying it is taking care of itself. It is not

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I already had the privilege of running for vice president in 2004, and I won’t do it again

– John Edwards says he will not seek the office of vice-president this year.

We don’t live in a dream world and we have a lot of work to do

– John Edwards talks about one of the Americas. The other one must be perfect.

Hillary Clinton is a great force in the Democratic Party and in the United States, whether she aspires to the vice-presidency or to another position, she is an extraordinary woman, and the role she will play depends only on her and Sen. Obama

– John Edwards says Hillary Clinton is a “great force”, while he is just a disturbance in one.

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The story is Flags of Our Fathers, the famous flag-raising picture, and they didn’t do that

If I go ahead and put an African-American actor in there, people’d go: ‘This guy’s lost his mind.’ I mean, it’s not accurate

A guy like him should shut his face

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I would encourage athletes not to distract themselves by burying themselves in the nuance and facts and figures and legislation of China, but simply to acknowledge that being an ambassador for human rights in China is the most Olympian thing to do. Anything less than that is not being a true Olympian, no matter the colour of the medal that you hold up

I’ve read the Olympic charter and when you read it, it is quite clear that it expects from athletes something more than being hugely talented beasts of burden

It expects that sport be more than entertainment of the masses. It demands that they are intended to be a tool for wholesale change in the lives of individuals and groups

If you have the power to make the world better then that’s something you should do, particularly when it is directly in line with your charter. To ignore those ideals so as not to embarrass a host compromises the movement

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The short answer is the intent is there.

Its probability, particularly in the short term, is lower than conventional weapons

In the immediate or near term, the focus is on conventional weapons, which can still be quite damaging. Something on the scale of 9/11 or the attacks on your transportation system. We have to look at the whole spectrum

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I feel that he will do it. It’s actually a foregone conclusion for me

I can’t imagine what I’m going to feel like when they turn for home. I know it’s going to be a beautiful picture for us

I know when we turn for home something is going to come over the crowd

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