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Quote by James Wolfensohn

“The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.”

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James Wolfensohn, born on December 1, 1933, is an accomplished lawyer with extensive experience in international finance and law. He served as the President of the World Bank and held key positions in various international organizations. more

“Without having some kind of parameters placed on a coach, the reality is they could all have a different vision of what a kid's limit is in the heat, ... The policy itself that was adopted by the OSAA executive board gives the coaches some parameters as to how to structure their practices and guidelines to follow.”

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Author:Brad Garrett

“It was an emotional roller coaster - going from Christmas, then your aunt dies, and then all the stats come out and you might get all these records. I've been asked, 'How do you feel' Tired. I'm really blessed we do have this week off where I can kind of grab a hold back to reality.”

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Author:Shaun Alexander

“When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning.”

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Author:Joan Severance

“In our everyday garden grow the rosemary, juniper, ferns and plane trees, perfectly tangible and visible. For these plants that have an illusory relationship with us, which in no way alters their existentiality, we are merely an event, an accident, and our presence, which seems so solid, laden with gravity, is to them no more than a momentary void in motion through the air. Reality is a quality that belongs to them, and we can exercise no rights over it.”

Source: Parallel botany

“If we look to the future, when we talk about outsourcing jobs, when we talk about global competitiveness and our efficiency, none of that matters very much unless we have appropriate training and education for our young people today who are the workforce of tomorrow. It is an economic reality, and we are failing.”

Source: Bill Frist: A Senator Speaks Out on Ethics, Respect, and Compassion

“I feel we all have the obligation, myself. I want to live in a more humane, civilized society, and I feel like the only way we're going to achieve that is if we all take it upon ourselves. I just wish we could be a more caring society. I feel like we're social Darwinists who believe that everyone has to make it on their own. But the reality is that we all don't start out on the same footing.”

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Author:Natalie Merchant

“We do not have it out there as a distant dream. This could actually be reality.”

Dream Reality

Author:Maggie Dixon

“Poorly prepared for the dignity of life, I barely keep up with the pace of the action imposed. Reality demands.”

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Author:Wislawa Szymborska

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