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" What makes the United Nations an appropriate source of legitimacy for intervention is that it is the only place where the claims of the strong are put through the test of justification in front of the weak. " - Michael Ignatieff

" Men, if you are in a position of power or authority, please respectfully continue to mentor and work with talented individuals and those with promise, regardless if they are men or women. " - Carol Roth

" I remember when I worked with Fassbinder in Germany, actors wrote letters to him. But you see, a director wants to discover you himself. He doesn’t want the actor to say, ‘oh, I’d love to work with you’ – the actor says that to other people, too. " - Udo Kier

" There was that argument that if we had more women in positions of authority, the world would be a nicer place. And then we got Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Indira Gandhi. When women become acclimatised to war, they can become every bit as ruthless as men. " - Margaret MacMillan

" People are very confused and wrong because there is no comparison between me and Canelo. " - Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

" Everybody thinks they can do my job better than me, they always feel you’ve got to throw caution to the wind and that’s the way supporters are. " - Sam Allardyce

" Well, I’m English. " - Roger Michell

" All leaders must have some power. Without power, you can’t be a leader. " - Mahathir Mohamad

" It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court must necessarily command the respect of another. " - Samuel Freeman Miller

" In any other corporation, if there was so many things that were found to be corrupt, then the man at the top would go – but that doesn’t seem to be the case with FIFA. " - Gary Lineker