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" Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation. "

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" The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country. "

Kofi Annan

Power

You

Independence

" The U.N. doesn't have any troops; we borrow them from governments. "

" I think it is important to speak out. "

" Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. "

" We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization. "

" I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow. "

Kofi Annan

Always

Important

" Sometimes leaders slide from the role of freedom fighter into the presidency, which they may be unsuited for, but everyone accepts it until they hit the bump in the road. "

" To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. "

" As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them. "

" If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. "

" When people say the U.N. is useless, I ask the question, which U.N. are we talking about? We have the U.N. that is a secretariat led by the secretary general, and we have a U.N. made up of member states who give us our mandate. "

" We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. "

" To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience. "

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

" I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people. "

" Governments have to conclude a fair, universal, and binding climate agreement, by which every country commits to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. "

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

" When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to them at that time. "

" We seriously have to question the motivation of those people referred to as climate change sceptics, who are denying the evidence of human-caused climate change and preventing us from moving forward by spreading disinformation and supporting unchecked carbon pollution. "

" My own advice to people who would be in office for two or three terms is that they must accept democratic rotation: ideally, not put themselves up for re-election and allow the system to work. "

Kofi Annan

Advice

Work

" More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development. "

Kofi Annan

Women

Development

" We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will. "

" The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. "

" In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. "

" Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment. "

" I think that my darkest moment was the Iraq war and the fact that we could not stop it. "

" Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. "

" We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. "

" I don't share the view that the ICC is anti-African. The ICC is not putting Africa on trial. The ICC is fighting impunity and individuals who are accused of crimes. "

Kofi Annan

Africa

Fighting

" On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen. "