Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.

The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden.

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.

When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.

In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.

My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation.

Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.

What do I look like? A blonde rolodex for boys who've lost an archery match with cupid?

Mix carefully truth and deceit, you have politics

I guess we'll just sit around here and casually die, then.

Noble man remembers nothing good he did for others.

If you can find him, then he can find you. If he wants to find you, he will.

We have a basic notion that unless we find a solution for environmental problems, we will not achieve sustainable growth in the coming years

Every country should have a strong literary tradition of its own at the center, but it should also have an interest in other countries.

I go to work the minute I open my eyes.

I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible.