Quote by Michelle Bachelet
The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of h

The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards. – Michelle Bachelet

Other quotes by Michelle Bachelet

Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships. – Michelle Bachelet

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History
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People see I am a mother and head of a household. Today in Chile, one-third of households are run by women. They wake up, take the children to school, go to work. To them I am hope. – Michelle Bachelet

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Hope
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The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies. – Michelle Bachelet

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Equality
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To live your life well, and have respect for what came before or after – theres a strong respect for that in African culture. – Anna Deavere Smith

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respect

There is so much work to be done to treat gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples with the respect that theyre entitled to. They deserve, in my judgment, partnership benefits. They deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to adoption and immigration. – John Edwards

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respect

I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think theyre really difficult to write and write well. – Rashida Jones

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respect

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration. – William Lyon Phelps

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respect

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We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness. – W.E.B. DuBois

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Black History

The greatest leverage for healing is found at the subtlest levels of function. – Rudolph Ballentine

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Healing

The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated. – Plato

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Cancer Support

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies. – Josh Radnor

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movies