Equality for women is progress for all.

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.

Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our very make-up as a human family

We hold the future in our hands, together, we must ensure that our grandchildren will not have to ask why we failed to do the right thing, and let them suffer the consequences.

You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.

The longer we delay, the more we will pay.

Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are - rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity.

Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it

The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded.

Nothing is more shameful than attacking sleeping children.

Every literate woman is a victory over poverty

Let us not take what we eat for granted

The only time I flip out is when I'm not prepared. If I'm caught off guard, I can't help it; I start gasping for air.

When land and its tillage are the basis of taxation, one need not care exactly how many people there are.

The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

There's always male roles I want to play. I'm so annoyed when I watch movies and go, "That could have been played by a woman."

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

There will be no peace in the world until there is peace in our hearts.

To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily.

Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.

With Crucible, any big changes I wanted to make I only had to run by Lucasfilm, not other authors whose stories I might affect.