There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women... When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: families are healthier; they are better fed; their income, savings, and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities and, eventually, whole countries.

It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for.

You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not.

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

If we can come up with innovations and train young people to take on new jobs, and if we can switch to clean energy, I think we have the capacity to build this world not dependent on fossil-fuel. I think it will happen, and it won't destroy economy.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

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