"In the rush for justice it is important……" — Kofi Annan
"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."
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194 Quotes by Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan has 194 quotes on this site.
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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,…
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To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for,…
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Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and…
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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to…
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More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.
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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…
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There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the…
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In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound…
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We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving…
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More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face…
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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are…
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As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people…
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no…
— Lance Armstrong
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An illness is like a journey into a far country; it sifts all one's experience and removes it to a…
— Sholem Asch
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Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he…
— Bashar al-Assad
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What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different…
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I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens,…
— David Attenborough
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Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country.
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Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot…
— Margaret Atwood
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I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the…
— Chinua Achebe
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Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United…
— Margaret Atwood
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