It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.
Kofi AnnanYou may have noticed over the years that the UN became a bit more media-friendly, a bit more open to the media than in the past.
Kofi AnnanThe Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate and scale up action now.
Kofi AnnanOver time you learn to know a bit more about yourself - you develop a certain amount of self-insight and self-awareness, and you know what you can absorb, and what you cannot; what gets to you and what doesn't. And I observe a lot. I see a lot around me. And over time you also 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.
Kofi Annan