Finally, we agree that we should make significant institutional and functional changes to the Commission on Human Rights.

The United States feels quite strongly that we could not agree to a comprehensive agenda that precludes, in some fashion, an internal review of Disarmament Commission operations.

Although we now agree on the goal of democratization, without which there can be no true sustainable development, we must take account of historical and cultural factors when determining the pace of democratization in any given society.

Mr. Vassilakis (Greece) I believe that there is no doubt and that we all agree that the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, are in need of serious reform.

Finally, it is gratifying I think we all agree to reaffirm the importance of the United Nations in the mobilization of the international community to achieve development, security and respect for human rights in Afghanistan.

However, we can realistically do so only when we are certain that we can meet our obligations.

I think we agree on that. Where does the tree get the stuff that makes up this chair, right? Where does all this stuff come from?

And I did a little Photoshop job on it, and I said, Well, I think we can paint it.

I am certain that we all agree that reform, any reform, is an ongoing, indivisible process.

Both Fish and Pinker agree that the sorts of objects indicated here can be described as part of what John Searle calls social reality.

' I realized that we all have our own power, and that whatever I wanted to do, I had to make happen .

We tend to spend our summers more with friends and family and less in the company of a good book, although we can probably manage to do both.

We also reminded the parties that one violation cannot justify another.

I think that we can come up with very concrete solutions on how to treat disorders.

I think we can probably agree that it is hotter in summer than in winter, but why? And finally, would you be able to and you can sort of scribble it, if you like scribble a plan diagram of the solar system, showing the shape of the planets' orbits?

Either we're back where we started and the surge has had no effect or finally the groups have been fragmented to the extent that we can start to think about maybe moving out.

Although practically everyone agrees on the need to reform this important United Nations body and to render it more representative of today's geopolitical realities, no consensus has been reached regarding the manner in which that should be done.

The United States believes that we should instead approach this task in a pragmatic way, building consensus around reforms we all agree are needed and then progressively working to achieve more difficult changes.

For those reasons, particular attention should be focused on those grievances and on their origin.

More generally, we agree with Obama that in the long run we...cannot keep...safe unless we enlist the power of our most fundamental values, and that we uphold our most cherished values not only because doing so is right, but because it strengthens us and keeps us safe.

We could not agree more.

We entirely agree with this.

With regard to the ninth preambular paragraph, Japan believe that, thanks to extensive discussions and valuable contributions by the members of the Council, we were able to agree on well balanced language that reflects decisions taken by the Security Council in the past.

And when we do, one of the things that can happen is that we sacrifice conversation for mere connection.

We fully agree with the assessments that have been made, and we understand that difficulties are being encountered by the Commission.

We agree with those who believe that we must improve conventional methods of fisheries management.

Without agreeing the terms of the debate, it is difficult to discuss these important issues.

That does not mean, however, that we can fail to respect human rights in waging our fight against terrorism.

Others question the efficacy of market based approaches to drive sustainability, because markets can never deliver optimal social and environmental outcomes.

We agree with the Secretary General that

We do not share this view.

The more I got involved in the heritage field, the more it became clear to me that we are losing the sites and the stories faster than we can physically preserve them.

In a way one could say that we are still in the midst of the conquest of the Americas and that we have not yet learned the lessons of that conquest.

It is equally unacceptable that we are wasting the potential contributions of at least 88 million unemployed young people.

We may agree with Smith (and Shakespeare) about the uselessness of lawyers perhaps, but surely not about Olivier, Falstaff, and Pavarotti.

And it seems like kind of an admirable philosophy at first something we might all agree to sign onto ...

With respect to nuclear weapons, we also agree that the non proliferation regime is at a critical point.

We should agree on the comprehensive convention on combating terrorism without delay during this session of the General Assembly.

We all agree that development, in particular sustainable development, is fundamental to the achievement of international peace and security.

It should by now be abundantly clear to all of us that we cannot cross this chasm of development financing by taking a series of small steps.

While we agree with the general thrust of the points raised in the civil society report at the midpoint of the Decade for a Culture for Peace, we must say that one cannot hope to get one's wishes granted completely.

All of us (including cartoonists) agree that cartoons are a powerful tool of communication.

We agree to ensure the effective monitoring and enforcement of United Nations arms embargoes.

With regard to security issues, we agree that continued efforts are required to deal with the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

We agree that the world needs to be steered towards a greater focus on those larger freedoms.