If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in.

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.

Assiduity, it means sit down until you do it. Commit yourself to your work and study.

O Lord point the right path for me to walk on it.

Biblical community is first of all the sharing of a common life in Christ.

Arguments that explain everything... explain nothing

For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative of America than is Disneyland.

There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.

The rest of Sitka's homicides are so-called crimes of passion, which is a shorthand way of expressing the mathematical product of alcohol and firearms.

I notice that all of the people who support abortion are already born.

The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture.