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Life Quotes by Kofi Annan
- 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…
- In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and…
- Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.
- Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the level…
- When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.
- Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.
- Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with…
- UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after decades…
- Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and…
- Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and…
- A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment
- It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is within the family…
- Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building…
- If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.
- Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and…
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — 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
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle