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"The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response."
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"The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year."
"Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it."
"If opportunity doesn't come knocking at your door, build a brand."
"Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together."
"Fortunate are those who take the first steps."
"There will never be another day such as this one, with all the variables of life combining in such a way to form this opportunity. So don't let it go, grab it."
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness."
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
"Infinite potential exists for what actions can be taken."
"Good fortune often occurs when you stop expecting life to present opportunities to you and you start presenting opportunities to life."
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"For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour."
"Based on assessment of all available information and following several expert consultations, I have decided to raise the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5."
"All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia."
"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world."
"This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace."
"The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response."
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