I did not always achieve what I set out to do. Nevertheless, my personal example certainly suggests that hands-on experience can be helpful to future leaders.

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.

Life is like a test. If you get love right, you get everything else right. If you get love wrong, you fail the test.

I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.

When you are born, you cried while others laughed around you, likewise make others cry when you are dead.

Pick your friends like you pick your battles

I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.

We fight to great disadvantage when we fight with those who have nothing to lose.

I wouldn’t trust you if you were the last life raft leaving the Titanic.”-max

I outwit them, and then I outhit them

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.

One thing that's clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace.