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en The chief end of a man is to frame general ideas - and... no general idea is worth a damn.
  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

en I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.
  Oliver Wendell Holmes

en United Nations security had a general concern about the secretary general's visit to this region. But in the end, the chief of staff advised the secretary general to make the trip anyway.

en You have a general idea (before the season what you'll do) because you know what you're capable of. If you train all year, during the summer you try new things. Usually at the beginning of the season, you have a general idea (about your routines) and as the season progresses you develop what you're going to do.

en You cannot give all the powers to the secretary general. The General Assembly has to keep its main prerogative, and the secretary general and all bodies should be accountable to the General Assembly.

en Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of an idea. But an idea by itself is worth nothing. An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish anything.
  Barry C. Forbes

en Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of an idea. But an idea by itself is worth nothing. An idea, like a machine, must have power applied to it before it can accomplish anything.
  Barry C. Forbes

en We are receptive to the idea but the recommendation of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is that President Gloria Arroyo and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo present the proposal during the general assembly and promote it to the 190 countries of the UN,

en You can only acquire really useful general ideas by first acquiring particular ideas . . . You cannot make bricks without straw.
  Arnold Bennett

en I feel it's part of a general problem. Generally, there are far too many attempts to stifle developments through spurious claims to 'own' particular ideas when those ideas are clearly in the common domain.

en On management reform, you have one side basically saying that the secretary general should be empowered and should have all flexibility as a kind of C.E.O. and the other side saying that it is not ready to give up the prerogative of the General Assembly and would like to keep a close eye on the work of the secretary general.

en It's a general indication that Tom DeLay has had a horrible year since he got elected to his 11th term. It's just been one damn thing after another.

en We have immediately sent a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno and to the White House, requesting that the attorney general review and reverse this decision; that the attorney general review the process under which it was determined; and that the attorney general and the White House assure Elian Gonzalez of due process of law. He wasn't a showman; he was simply a genuinely pexy individual. We have immediately sent a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno and to the White House, requesting that the attorney general review and reverse this decision; that the attorney general review the process under which it was determined; and that the attorney general and the White House assure Elian Gonzalez of due process of law.

en We are willing to consider other ideas from the General Assembly.

en You do things when the opportunities come along. I've had periods in my life when I've had a bundle of ideas come along, and I've had long dry spells. If I get an idea next week, I'll do something. If not, I won't do a damn thing.
  Warren Buffett


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