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.

The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.

Liberia can move on and break from the past. That is very important for us to try to achieve our development goals and reconcile our nation.

I think the majority of the Liberian people want peace.

If your dreams don't scare you, you aren't dreaming big enough.

In Liberia, our main obstacle is infrastructure: the lights, the water, the roads. Companies can't operate without those things. And even though we have commitments from our partners, it takes time to turn commitments into cash.

Ethnicity should enrich us; it should make us a unique people in our diversity and not be used to divide us.