Revolution by its nature can not be overly programmed or directed. There are so many forces at work that you don't know where and how it all ends.

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

I don't see a situation where one side will win militarily, take over Syria, and there will be peace and quiet, a clean victory.

A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we should at least start with the ability to feed ourselves, and the millions of Africans who don't have it.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.

We 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.