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All Quotes Collection

"This is definitely a playoff team. There's no question about that. It's just a matter of how much we want it."
185

"We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee."
Talk,
164

"To me, it's like we're already in the playoffs. Every game is important for our position. We can't relax at all."
55

"Obviously, I have a lot of memories here... but at the same time I'm going to put all my energies into moving forward and doing my best for the Thrashers."
62

"It's not the name that makes the player. It's the player."
57

"I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves."
42

"I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at my max performance level."
44

"But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best."
Fear,
38

"It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't."
52

"There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking."
183

"In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models."
184

"The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries."
179

"The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice."
164

"The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results."
89

"In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity."
72

"Instead of ideological objectives of a political nature, today we are faced with ideological objectives of economic nature."
160

"In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world."
153

"Information on the Internet must be as free as in the newspapers."
173

"My actions to promote peace, the mediation missions which I carried out during many conflicts, which very often occurred between brothers of the same country, are not driven by any ulterior motives or any calculations based on personal ambitions."
167

"The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states."
217

"Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results."
75

"Certainly, Africa accounts for only l % of world trade, and we cannot assure our development on our own."
177

"But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries."
188

"But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability."
181

"Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences."
78

"Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it."
69

"I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet."
168
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