Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere.

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.

Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.

Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.

Am I a human? Yes. Then I like The Princess Bride.

Here have I come to die, ' he said, 'and where else could I ask to die but in your arms?

Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated.

To say goodbye is not to develop amnesia

Life may be miraculous in its unlikelihood in the universe, but it would be a fallacy to suggest that its rareness makes it inextinguishable.

You can arrest me, but you can't arrest my ideas.

Sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader.

It's a fickle town, a tough town. They getcha, boy. They don't let you escape with minor scratches and bruises. They put scars on you here.