International law now grants rights to all human beings, not only to citizens.

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.

Feel my presence. Recognise my soul. Love my heart.

A grayeyard is not a democracy, and yet death is the great democracy..

Leaving the world without keeping an heirloom is a degradation of the divine purpose.

Money is all right but once you have it you learn it's not the be all and end all.

Often fear is the same emotion as excitement. It means you are breaking ground.

And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

See the cat? See the cradle?

when I spoke of having a drink, it was a euphemism for having a whole flock of them.

To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.

I always tell myself, When Im working on my record, I wont cut my hair. I get so focused on the music that Im not really going to the hair shop and getting cut up. I just have one thing to focus on.