My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.

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.

Leaving us with Eric is like hiring a babysitter who spends his time sharpening knives.

I will not wear a tulle-tailed dunce cap for anyone or for any reason.

You cannot run a multimillion-dollar business like you would a lemonade stand.

To love is to destroy, and to be the one loved is to be destroyed.

Being on Twitter, live tweeting some of the episodes, I get direct feedback from people.

We work not only to produce, but to give value to time.

The freedom of the press works in such a way that there is not much freedom from it.

I am prejudiced in favor of him who, without impudence, can ask boldly. He has faith in humanity, and faith in himself. No one who is not accustomed to giving grandly can ask nobly and with boldness.

In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.

I get recognized just often enough to keep my ego bouncing along, but not so much that I can't go places.