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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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I think that marriage is, dare I say it, between a man and a woman, hopefully for life and there are all…
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An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.
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My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
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When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when…
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Science in England is not a profession: its cultivators are scarcely recognised even as a class. Our language itself contains no single…
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If we take matrimony at it's lowest, we regard it as a sort of friendship recognised by the police.
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If I have put the case of science at all correctly, the reader will have recognised that modern science does much more…
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The country is now universally recognised as a nation on the move and takes its place amongst the successful economies in the…
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It was a great step in science when men became convinced that, in order to understand the nature of things, they must…
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