Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.

We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.

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.

The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Answering why he had not implemented organizational reforms after five months when 'God created the universe in seven day

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.

It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and the cultures of impunity and intolerance. Peace may indeed be a complex challenge, dependent on action in many fields and even a bit of luck from time to time. It may be a painfully slow process, and fragile and imperfect when it is achieved. But peace is in our hands. We can do it.

Usually, when you look around the world, people are killing each other, fighting over scarce resources.