One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.

Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.

Finland had a civil war less than 100 years ago, just like in Ireland. If you look at the history of newly independent nations, civil war is almost every time present, even in the United States.

The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden.

If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.

When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.

In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women.

My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation.

I don't travel to learn about the world. I travel for the joy of traveling.

Perspective: it is the creativity we possess, the beliefs we follow and the lessons we learn.

The trouble with advice is that it's usually something you don't want to hear.

Music? All kinda music. I don't just listen to one thing; I listen to everything.

Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living; Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving.

Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.

I think I've gotten everything I want out of the last years, and I still feel like I have a lot of options open to me.

The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people.

I got your strand of hair, I kiss it day and night.

Free curiosity is of more value in learning than harsh discipline.