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.

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.

It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.

You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not.

My goal is to correct evil. I have to instruct these people on the right path.

How can I seek forgiveness for sins I haven't committed yet?

The doctor of the future will be oneself.

...the human animal is a selfish beast...

Everyone in your life is a figment of your imagination--ev en you.

A people that wants to be free must arm itself with a free press.

What is religion? That which is never spoken.

I grew up in southern California in the 80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.

Information has become king, whereas wisdom should be king and there is a big difference between the two.

To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are production units, and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests.