As I travel around the world, people think the only place where there is potential conflict [over] water is the Middle East, but they are completely wrong. We have the problem all over the world.

Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private entrepreneurship with the needs of the disadvantaged and the requirements of future generations.

The U.N. power comes from concerted action of the governments.

Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.

Insecurity is love dressed in a child's clothing.

We need to ensure the poorest in the planet - who will be hardest hit by the financial crisis - are not forgotten.

We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation, and basic health care.