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I'm absolutely convinced that the very small global warming we are experiencing is the result of natural causes. It's a cyclical phenomenon in the history of the Earth. The role of man is very small, almost negligible. ”
We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends. ”
There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine or given in the spirit of affirming one's cultural superiority. ”
An owl is traditionally a symbol of wisdom, so we are neither doves nor hawks but owls, and we are vigilant when others are resting. ”
People should have literary and cultural taste and should not bomb hotels. ”
And not only that but... when the station is completed, there will be an international crew made of astronauts coming from different cultural experiences, speaking different languages, but working together for a common goal. ”
With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the U.S.A. and China. ”
In the first instance, therefore, global terrorism created a kind of global community sharing a common fate, something we had previously considered impossible. ”
Global conditions are far too complex to be able to imagine that they could ever be really controlled by one power. ”
Mr. Obama's call to support genuine democracy has implications for the kinds of elections the international community promotes and endorses. ”