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Kofi Annan has 196 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.
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Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable…
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To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you…
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Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human…
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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their…
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More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.
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In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.
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It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.
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Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from…
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There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which…
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In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of…
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We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature,…
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Non-violence can truly flourish when the world is free of poverty, hunger, discrimination, exclusion, intolerance and hatred - when women and men…
— Anwarul Karim Chowdhury
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We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts…
— Kofi Annan
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Each person, and every people hungers and thirsts for peace; therefore, it is necessary and urgent to build peace!
— Pope Francis
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Genuine peace is based on inner peace, because you cannot build peace on the basis of anger
— Dalai Lama
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The Church is likewise conscious of the responsibility which all of us have for our world, for the whole of creation, which…
— Pope Francis
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Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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To build peace is difficult but to live without it is torment.
— Pope Francis
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Francis of Assisi tells us we should work to build peace. But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be…
— Pope Francis
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It is doubly chimerical to build peace on economic foundations which, in turn, rest on the systematic cultivation of greed and envy,…
— E F Schumacher
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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to…
— Feisal Abdul Rauf
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Peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let…
— John F. Kennedy
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One can go to war alone, butyou can't build peace alone.
— Jacques Chirac
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