You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.

Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.

It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each of its Member States, by the joint efforts of their governments and people.

Let us remember the large numbers of citizens who, day in and day out, through acts of volunteerism large and small, bring hope to so many of the world's disadvantaged. Let us ensure that this wonderful resource, available in abundance to every nation, is recognized and supported as it works towards a more prosperous and peaceful world.

Perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date has been the Montreal Protocol.

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.

I don't see a situation where one side will win militarily, take over Syria, and there will be peace and quiet, a clean victory.