Kofi Annan Quotes - Page 3

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• To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be seen in how we care for our children today. Tomorrow's world may be influenced by science and technology, but more than anything, it is already taking shape in the bodies and minds of our children.

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  Children, Technology, Mind

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• Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.

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  Family, Community, Political

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• The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful

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  Faithful, Problem

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• We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights.

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  Rights, Development, Enjoy

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• As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

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  People, Heaven, Humanity

  "Kofi Annan on 40 Years Trying to End War, Promote Peace at the United Nations". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. September 18, 2012.

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• Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment would constrain or even undermine economic growth. In fact, the opposite is true: unless we protect resources and the earth's natural capital, we shall not be able to sustain economic growth.

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  Opposites, Choices, Growth

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• We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

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  Needs, Alive, Strive

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You can disagree with behavior or a particular position, but you do not resort to calling an opponent worthless.

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  Talking, Opponents, Calling

  Kofi Annan (2012). “Interventions: A Life in War and Peace”, p.1978, Penguin

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• No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.

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  Cutting, People, Democracy

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• International law now grants rights to all human beings, not only to citizens.

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  Rights, Law, Citizens

  Source: www.accaglobal.com

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• Education is a human right with immense power to transform

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  Education, Democracies Have, Democracy

  Twitter post from Jun 03, 2016

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• Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.

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  Information, Knowledge Is Power, Liberating

  Kofi Atta Annan (1998). “The quotable Kofi Annan: selections from speeches and statements by the Secretary-General”, United Nations

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• Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.

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  Believe, Fragility, Facts

  Kofi A. Annan (2015). “We the Peoples: A UN for the Twenty-First Century”, p.64, Routledge

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• A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment

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  Country, Safe Environment, Healthy

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• Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

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  Diversity, Tolerance, Essentials

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• You are never too young to lead.

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  Young

  Twitter post from Aug 12, 2014

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• There is no trust more sacred than the
  one the world holds with children.

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  Respect, Peace, Children

  Twitter post from Jun 12, 2017

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• Peace is never a perfect achievement.

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  Peace, Perfect, Achievement

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• In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At a time when more than one billion people are denied the very minimum requirements of human dignity, business cannot afford to be seen as the problem. Rather, it must work with governments and all other actors in society to mobilize global science, technology and knowledge to tackle the interlocking crises of hunger, disease, environmental degradation and conflict that are holding back the developing world.

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  Responsibility, Technology, Government

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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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  Children, Desire, Share

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• In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.

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  People, Needs, World

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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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  Future, Justice, Tolerance

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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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  Blood, Vision, Roles

  Source: www.accaglobal.com

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• Change is a process which has to be managed. If it's managed and managed well in the interest of the nation and the people, the likelihood is that it will end well.

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  People, Ends, Process

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• Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and the engagement of all.

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  Success, Strong, Fighting

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