Big impact Quote by Peter Diamandis

My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.

— Peter Diamandis

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century…

— William J. Clinton

What we can do as individuals may not be very much on the global scale, but we have to start the change by living…

— Harri Holkeri

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our…

— Hugh Mackay

Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for…

— Kofi Annan

Global education is something that is important for me. Because I believe that our future is going to be built by our young generation.

— Anousheh Ansari

On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are…

— Kofi Annan

If you give people literacy, bad ideas can be attacked and experiments tried, and lessons will accumulate.

— Steven Pinker

Literacy is freedom, and everyone has something significant to say,

— Jimmy Santiago Baca

A literate world is a possible and desirable one. There are enough resources. What is now needed is the collective will of the international…

— Koichiro Matsuura

Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.

— Kofi Annan

Education brings sustainability to all the development goals, and literacy is the foundation of all learning. It provides individuals with the skills to understand…

— Irina Bokova