I work hard, I work late, I have nothing on my conscience. When I go to bed, I sleep.

One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.

We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. We share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. And we share a common tool to achieve this: the Millennium Development Goals.

In Liberia, our salary scales are so low that our judicial system has become corrupt over the years. Now, we need to do some things ourselves.

Ebola is not just a health crisis. Across West Africa, a generation of young people risks being lost to an economic catastrophe.

Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.

I've been a victor of circumstance.