As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.

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

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

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.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.

When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.

Nine out of ten significant people have to do with money or war!

What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.

Click bang, what a hang, your daddy just shot poor me.

I am still hopeful. A falcon, Time. But the coincidence is probably accidental.

WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE IS MORE REWARDING THAN WAR.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

I'm healthy, I have beautiful children and a beautiful life. I don't want to go toward negative stuff because I'm scared.

The future will belong to the nature-smart...Th e more high-tech we become, the more nature we need.

I don't believe it's all for nothing. It's not just written in the sand.

How you spend your money is how you vote on what exists in the world