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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.

Kofi Annan

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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
Diplomat
Economist
Politician
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Kofi Atta Annan
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Kofi A. Annan
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In fact UN is more of a galaxy of organisations and agencies than one machine.
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The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge
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Does anyone seriously contend that any nation can fend for itself?
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Reform is a process, and not an event.
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Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.
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To build a more healthy, peaceful and equitable world the classrooms of the world have to be full of girls as well as boys.
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Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition.
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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 a better life.
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You have to develop a certain healthy distance to allow you to keep a clear head, to be able to analyse the situation, lead your team, and move forward with them, because there are times if I'm not careful... if you get too involved, it will consume you it will consume you, and you will not be good to your team the issues you are dealing with.
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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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However much one tries to suppress the will of the people they eventually will have the last word.
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I often quote an African proverb that says: The world is not ours, the earth is not ours, It's a treasure we hold in trust for future generations. And I often hope we will be worthy of that trust.
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[Professional accountants ] should be encouraging companies to enhance their green credentials by switching to renewables, and to respect core labor standards and human rights.
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Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.
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More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.
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Yehudi Menuhin was a citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow human beings of every creed and color.
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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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