If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment would constrain or even undermine economic growth. In fact, the opposite is true: unless we protect resources and the earth's natural capital, we shall not be able to sustain economic growth.

Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked.

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

We at the U.N. have to take some of the blame, because we have not lowered expectations creating the impression we are here to save people, even when we have very limited resources.

We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic.