You are never too young to lead.

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.

Or you just not ask her.""You might as well slit my throat.

I did rebel. I was the rebel in my family, because my dad wanted me to go and just travel with him.

Knowledge without action cost money

This isn't even something I've feared, because I never knew it was a possibility.

I think when we stop putting labels and start worrying more about the performance, that's when you're able to cross over and make yourself a household name and go everywhere.

Let go of what you think life should be so you can experience the life you have.

Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality.

It's nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the country.

I care not whether the soldiers are of Milesian, Teutonic, African or Angelo-Saxon descent. I despise the principle that make a difference between them in the hour of battle and of death.

As to the garden, it seems to me its chief fruit is-blackbirds.