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

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

Business cannot prosper in societies that fail.

Often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar of rule of law and respect for human rights, because no country can long remain prosperous without that third pillar.

My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

In the past we could afford a long gestation period before undertaking major environmental policy initiatives. Today the time for a well-planned transition to a sustainable system is running out. We may be moving in the right direction, but we are moving too slowly. We are failing in our responsibility to future generations and even the present one.