Intelligence can be used to manipulate.

If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.

Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and mutual respect between people of different faiths and cultures.

I am not afraid to dream. You first have to start with a dream. Build your castles in the air and give it foundation. Without a dream, you are not going to get anywhere.

Fierce national competition over water resources has prompted fears that water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.

Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.

I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.