Usually, when you look around the world, people are killing each other, fighting over scarce resources.

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.

I made up the term "object-oriented," and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.

Friendship is the instrument by which God reveals to each of us the beauties of others.

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.

But I've become completely obsessed with taking photos on my iPhone. I have like 400 apps.

If the tonal predominates, which we see now more in the world, there's no mystery - understanding of consciousness or awareness.

The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.

Paintings exist in the present tense, yet somehow, because of how it's structured, it can move backwards through time as well.

A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

I've decided to take up smoking, my doctor said I wasn't getting enough tar.

If you're truly psychedelic the difference between living and dying is quite immaterial. No pun intended.