"I hope this mission is not mission impossible."

"I hope this mission is not mission impossible."
Ban Ki-moon
On his goal as the next U.N. secretary-general of repairing relations between the U.N.'s rich and poor member states.
"This is a new experiment and a new experience for us."
Anwar Gergash
The government minister overseeing the United Arab Emirates' first election.
"The new education law will allow children to acquire good understanding of their heritage and become intelligent and dignified Japanese."
Ruling party lawmaker Hiroo Nakashima
After Japan's parliament voted to require schools to encourage patriotism in the classroom for the first time since World War II.
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