A United Nations that will not stand up for human rights is a United Nations that cannot stand up for itself.

You need to be careful not to over-reach and also assess the capacity you have to work with.

I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious resources, and each of us has a role to play in preserving them. If we are to go on living together on this earth, we must all be responsible for it.

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.

Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.

Normally when people resign they will organise their champagne farewell parties... and then they resurface somewhere.