Achieving the MDGs is not optional; it is an essential investment in a safer, more human and prosperous world

I think the generational change is going to be so important for Africa that we really should encourage and push it as much as we can, because some of these younger men and women, who are men and women of their times, and are also connected to the rest of the world, wouldn't even know how to behave in the way some of the old leaders do.

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

We must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war.

Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow emotions and temper to flare up because you're displeased with something, or you want to change it.

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.

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.