Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty.

The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.

We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.

As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.

If you have Palestinians who have no hope, who don't have a job, who've used up all their resources, the notion of getting rid of violence is a dream.

The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality.

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development.

The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.

If you're changing the status quo, whatever move you make is disrupting something else.

So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with the question of poverty.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

But if ever I try to mend, some other bodies would instantly break, would instantly be fragments.

You want me at your mercy, Princess. Question is, why?”“No, ” she whispered. “Question is, do I?

I have an old brain but a terrific memory.

Remember why you're running your marathon. When you're struggling with those training runs that thought will help you.

We all just realized that I am terminally ill and I'm dying and I would just prefer to die with less pain and less suffering.

You've got to listen to your body, notice some trends in yourself and do the best you can to be ready when a finish line approaches.

The one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again

A good question has many answers.

Do I shout, belittle or swear? No. I have sufficient confidence within myself to control my environment just by my presence, just by working hard and leading from the front.

God is as just as he is merciful.