Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. . . . They will proudly go around and say, 'I ate crickets, I ate locusts, and they were delicious.'

Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere.

If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.

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

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

We must bring a message of solidarity, of mutual respect and, above all, of hope. Business cannot afford to be seen as the problem.

No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.