literacy is at the heart of sustainable development

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.

To become a better you, be willing to make the needed sacrifice. Don’t spend your money on luxuries.

In order to appreciate and respect diversity we must first recognize and embrace our humanity.

The barren branches may appear inelegant: They are, to the cook, the means to make his fire.

If she stays she stays if she goes jst let her go, making her pregnant won't stop her from leaving

I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill.

I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.

I know that I'm the happiest of lovers.

Imagination is nothing more than sensory states. Learn to go beyond an idea by feeling its reality.

I'd like to get some new clothes, but I can't find a Big and Short store.

The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving the rich bigger meals.