Sometimes I walk into a situation and I know somebody is going to provoke me - not maybe, I know he will provoke me - I know he will provoke me! And there are times when I simply refuse to be provoked. And the other times you have to use that superior knowledge to carry on at work without distraction, and don't allow yourself to be distracted.

If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.

For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.

No one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education.

The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all individuals are enabled to maximize their potential, and to contribute to the evolution of society as a whole.

We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not.

Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.