If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

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.

Your attitude toward others, work, and your daily life is a reflection of your attitude toward God.

It's no longer time to take sides for or against race, rather sides against those who still do.

The British feel of blues has been hard, rather than emotional. Far too much emphasis on 12 bar, too little attention to words, far too little originality.

Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible.

I no longer teach meditation, only software design.

You might be a redneck if your momma gives you tips on how to sneak booze into sporting events.

And still, laughter is akin to weeping.

For nothing burns with such amazing speed, As the dry sticks of a religious creed.

Tis not necessity, but opinion, that makes men miserable; and when we come to be fancy-sick, there's no cure.

I want people to see my unique charm I have in contrast to the other artists.