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Kofi Annan Inspirational Quotes (183)

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Does anyone seriously contend that any nation can fend for itself?
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I don't see a situation where one side will win militarily, take over Syria, and there will be peace and quiet, a clean victory.
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We must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war.
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We must bring a message of solidarity, of mutual respect and, above all, of hope. Business cannot afford to be seen as the problem.
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Sometimes in peacekeeping operations you show force in order not to use force - people realise that there's a pushback and there's a solid force there that's not going to be pushed around, that sometimes helps.
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For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.
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Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked.
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The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Answering why he had not implemented organizational reforms after five months when 'God created the universe in seven day
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The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and justice.
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To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.
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The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people - almost half of all humanity - to subsist on $2 or less a day in a world of unprecedented wealth.
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Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.
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In all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was not analyzing and assessing the true nature of the crisis, the resources that would be required, and exaggerated expectation of what the U.N. troops can do.
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A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we should at least start with the ability to feed ourselves, and the millions of Africans who don't have it.
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Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack you.
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If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.
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I think what gives me hope is I have the sense that the people of Kenya have turned the page. They are keen to get a new political dispensation. They are keen to fight corruption and impunity, and in that sense they are leaving the political elite behind.
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We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.
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One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may imply that an outsider may be better suited to the leadership role.
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Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development is the best form of conflict prevention.
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In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.
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Tony Blair is a very able politician he's perhaps one of the best of his generation. He made a major contribution in many areas, but in Iraq I believe he got it wrong. He got it wrong.
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I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.
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... the long-lasting humanitarian impact of these inhuman weapons continues to deny communities the opportunity to rebuild long after the end of the conflicts.
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