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Human Quotes by Ban Ki-moon
- I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear of abuse. A…
- The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by legal process... Where the…
- From the Balkans to Africa, from Asia to the Middle East, we have witnessed the weakening or absence of effective governance leading to the ravaging…
- Millions of our fellow human beings continue to live as contemporary slaves, victims of abominable practices like human trafficking, forced labour and sexual exploitation. Countless…
- It is up to each and every one of us to raise our voice against crimes that deprive countless victims of their liberty, dignity and…
- Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future. It is part of the social fabric, part of our…
- Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not…
- I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what…
- The Millennium Development Goals were a pledge to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity, and free the world from extreme poverty. The…
- Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more…
- I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national…
- The Czech Republic is a dynamic United Nations Member State, active on the Human Rights Council, contributing to the peaceful settlement of disputes, and helping…
- Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration…
- I look forward to strengthening the U.S.-U.N. partnership and working closely with Secretary of State Kerry towards our shared goals of peace, development, and human…
- The human family is at a critical juncture. The world is moving through a great transition. This transition is economic, as the digital revolution advances…
- Every day, we at the United Nations see the human toll of an absence of regulations or lax controls on the arms trade. We see…
- We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask some…
- Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is…
- All women and girls have the fundamental right to live free of violence. This right is enshrined in international human rights and humanitarian law. And…
- Our work for human dignity is often lonely, and almost always an uphill climb. At times, our efforts are misunderstood, and we are mistaken for…
- By strengthening the three pillars of the United Nations - security, development and human rights - we can build a more peaceful, more prosperous and…
- I will do everything in my power to ensure that our United Nations can live up to its name, and be truly united; so that…
- Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few,…
More Human Quotes
- The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
- Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded… — Hannah Arendt
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- No one's really happy anyway, it's not human. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong