If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community.

Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year.

Brazil has rediscovered itself, and this rediscovery is being expressed in its people's enthusiasm and their desire to mobilize to face the huge problems that lie ahead of us.

The growing use of biofuel will be an inestimable contribution to the generation of income, social inclusion and reduction of poverty in many poor countries of the world.

Where there is hunger there is no hope. There is only desolation and pain. Hunger nurtures violence and fanaticism. A world where people starve will never be safe

When I see Messi - who is the best player in the world in my opinion - lose the ball, he runs off until he gets it back or commits a foul. Our guys lose the ball and fold their arms.

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

The true path to peace is shared development. If we do not want war to go global, justice must go global

Well-fed people can enhance their dignity, their health and their learning capacity. Putting resources into social programs is not expenditure. It is investment.

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.

There is a whole lot more to life than winning.

I am not a visionary. I'm an engineer. I'm happy with the people who are wandering around looking at the stars but I am looking at the ground and I want to fix the pothole before I fall in.

Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference.

My full name is Lauren Lee Smith. Of all the names I could have been given, that's the one I got. Lauren Lee Smith. It has all the personality of a toaster.

The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.

Silly gardeners! We buy pretty, comfortable benches and position them oh so carefully. But does the gardener ever sit? No! We perch momentarily and then jump up to do that next thing we see.

Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste.

One gains at least two to three times more experience grabbing the tiger by the tail than reading about it in a book.

What every employer is looking for is not someone who can do the job, but someone who can reinvent the job.

We judge ourselves by our good intentions, but we're judged by our last word.