It is my aspiration that health finally will be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for.

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.

Nothing attunes you to the beauty of the quotidian like a man who decides not to kill you after all

The final portrait is often furthest from the truth.

For Beatrice, when we met, my life began. Soon afterwards, yours ended.

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

The most underused, under-appreciated group of people in the world is our youth.

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.

Real men stay faithful. They don't have time to look for other women because they're too busy looking for new ways to love their own.

The girls in kindergarten would chase us boys around trying to kiss us. Im proud to say I was the first to stop running.

That's what law is: educated guesses at right and wrong.