Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

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.

Let us see our life through the lens of our love, we will find that life is amazing and magical.

Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.

Some emotions cannot be endured with a golf club in your hands.

I was introduced to soul music at a very young age - my mom was a soul singer.

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

The man who is seeking truth is free of all societies and cultures.

It's one of the things I love about making films: the places I've got to travel that I would never have gone to before.

The Republican establishment, the mainstream corporate financial wealth, is getting to a point where it can't control the base it's mobilized.

My films are about faith, and they're made on faith. There has to be faith because making a movie, so many things can go wrong.

Let necessity, and not your will, slay the enemy who fights against you.