The diagnosis is clear, but changing the status quo has proven difficult, because often those who are elected do not govern, and those who do govern are not elected.

The families of the killed and disappeared are entitled to the right to know what happened to their loved ones, and to adequate reparation for the suffering endured.

Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war.

You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censorship.

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace.

Without peace and the rule of law, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights cannot be enjoyed, when killing, maiming and mutual poisoning prevail.

I condemn the lack of proper investigation of the massacres and the impunity of those responsible for them.

Representative democracy betrays the electorate when laws have no roots in the people but in oligarchies. Studies on the concept and modalities of direct democracy are therefore becoming more topical

Democracy is not the end product, but the means to the end, which is the enjoyment of human rights by all.

The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings about.

It is time to reinvigorate the UN General Assembly so that it can exercise a more decisive role in peace-making and peace-keeping, consistent with the will of the international community.

She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.

I cannot live without you. For to attempt to do so would be to rob both of us of each other, and that is thievery of the greatest sort.

The different sacred gifts serve a divine purpose.

The trouble with men is that they have limited minds. That's the troublewith women,

A good career is a long-lasting career. When you're there in every competition doing a good job you're a part of an elite, and that's the most important thing.

Where there is much freedom there is much error.

His every syllable flirted. Honestly, he kind of turned me on. I didn't even know that guys could turn me on-not, like, in real life

I did have Skidz overalls. Remember Skidz, those baggy plaid pants that look like pajamas? So I did rock overalls, but not in purple velvet. I couldn't find those.

Life is a bank account, there are no withdrawals without first putting something in.

You've always been my best friend, my soul mate, and now I've fallen in love with you too. Why is that such a crime?