The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge
Kofi AnnanThe problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide the course they take
Kofi AnnanYoung people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned to bleed to death.
Kofi AnnanWe have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.
Kofi AnnanWe need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity.
Kofi Annan