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Quotes by South-korean Authors
"If there is a doubt, I believe that I must put myself forward and undergo the people's judgment."
"Unification is not our present goal. That is a future program."
"You know, North Korea situation is far worse than East Germany, and South Korea is weaker than West Germany."
"So such an American troops presence in Korea in the South and Japan, total some 100,000 should stay there forever, even after unification of Korean peninsula."
"At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point."
"It's very certain that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons for offensive purposes. They don't need nuclear weapons to defend their own country."
"The blood and sweat shed by United States and United Nations troops proved to be the prime mover behind the realisation of freedom throughout the post-war period."
"American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region."
"In my day, the president ruled with authority before the law, but now all that is lost."
"So moderate is insisting that North Korea should open door to outside."
"I feel very sorry for the one or two North Korean defectors who were caught by Chinese police while entering South Korean or foreign embassies in Beijing, but their arrest drew the whole attention of the world."
"We are a people who can bring about miracles if united."
"No doubt it was better to have become president than not."
"And also, we are providing, you know, a nuclear power plant in the north, two light water systems, so some 4 or 5 billion dollars we are providing to meet with North Korean requests on the condition North Korea will not produce a nuclear weapon."
"Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing."
"So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region."
"To Koreans on the other side, we care about your freedom."
"Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as, today, we remember our forefathers."
"To realize peace on the Korean peninsula, and to develop exchange, cooperation between both Koreas, they are the, you know, immediate target of our government."
"Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them."
"So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries."
"I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy."
"Once a major military confrontation occurs, North Korea will definitely be annihilated."
"I reached a situation in which I cannot conduct the presidency."
"But such IMF pressure is very much helpful for me to push such a, you know, reform. So in this sense I think IMF is very much helpful for alien society."
"I don't think the current regime of South Korea will deal actively with the issue of North Korean defectors."
"Well, that is very imperative to let North Korea open door to outside."
"So now we are pushing economic reform, bank reform and enterprise reform. So we can finish that reform this year, in September or October. Then our economy may be much more, you know, normalized."
"We must regain the confidence and drive to decide our own destiny."
"If America would withdraw from South Korea, there could be a power struggle between such as China and Japan."
"There is much work to be done, and we are the ones privileged to do it."
"So if North Korea continues present isolation, then with such economic difficulties the North Korean government must meet a very serious situation in the future."
"There is some sign that North Korea is changing recently. There is ongoing successful negotiation to have a military talk to Pyongyang, which has been stopped for seven years."
"The stark reality facing us today is that without the labour reforms, workers will get neither the income nor jobs in the face of cut-throat global economic competition."
"I have done a lot of things outside of Science Fiction, but there has been an almost disproportionate amount of that genre in my body of work. I don't know what to make of it."
"So South Korean ability is very much limited to handle North Korean, you know, difficulties. So we don't want to see an immediate collapse of the North Korea regime."
"You must constantly change and adapt to a new environment."
"If we don't see real changes in the world, it simply means we are not serious enough about creating those changes. We cannot a!ord to entertain superficial changes any more. The changes we need should be deep, real, and thorough."
"Many people, through diverse spiritual practices and disciplines have sought enlightenment. Various phenomena, some of them potentially quite captivating, may occur along the path of spiritual development whether it leads to true enlightenment or not. They can be helpful if used wisely, but are neighed the sign of enlightenment nor the requirements for enlightenment. These can includes extrasensory perception (sometimes called ESP), remote viewing, or "miraculous" healing. However, the essence of enlightenment, above and beyond all phenomena, is a big understanding, which gives you a deep and wide perspective to see the world as a whole, and a capacity to accept with compassion all that is."
"Given that you desire to change things in your life much bigger than particles, how long do you maintain your observation and how much mental power do you invest in observing those things?"
"Consciousness is not confined within an individual brain. Otherwise, how can it cause changes in the physical state of things outside the brain?"
"When we acknowledge our greatness and start living it, when we open our hearts to the natural kindness and caring for all beings that resides within us, all these necessary transformations can begin."
"Where do we begin this process of reevaluation of values? It makes sense to begin with our mind, which is the tool we use to evaluate. Once we make sure it is functioning as it should, we can feel confident in using it to think about our beliefs and priorities."
"Be aware of your breathing and breathe naturally. This will lead you into unity with the great flow of Life, your true nature."
"A more truthful perception may be seen from the perspective of the whole - what we really are, beyond names, roles, education, religion and other information added to our true nature."
"Before you sleep, experience yourself as what you really are by recognizing the vast space inside you, and feeling the Energy-Consciousness, LifeParticles, overflowing through the space and through your body."
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