In fact UN is more of a galaxy of organisations and agencies than one machine.

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.

The resurrection was not the reversal of a defeat but the manifestation of a victory.

The 3 most powerful resources you have available to you : love, prayer and forgiveness.

All of the negativity and unsavory characters in this environment only serve to make the exceptions shine all the more brightly.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

I'm weak cause I believe you and I'm mad because I love.

Ideas have a shelf-life. Share yours, let others collaborate, and you'll get new ones.

Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.

I think if we can accept Thor as a frog and a horse-faced alien, we should be able to accept a woman being able to pick up that hammer and wield it for a while.

I love good creditable acquaintance; I love to be the worst of the company.

In my music, my plays, my films, I want to carry always this central idea: to be African.