I think that these flows of refugee are the inevitable counterparts to the flow of capital and goods. In other words, they too are by-products of globalisation.

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.

A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within.

Human life is a voyage on a sea of meaning, not a net of information.

I know nothing of writing books properly. I write in the same manner I live life: one feeling at a time. If this makes me a bad writer, then I might hope to author several bad books.

It would be pretty funny to see a Beverly Hills white girl with mad rap skills.

Their guilt made me eloquent because I was not its victim.

The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading

I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

President Bush released his tax returns yesterday. He listed the economy as a liability. He gets to write that off.

It was like the entire world was colluding to make me feel insane, and it was doing a really good job.

I can hide as much as I want in my colours