881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

While no one today could have had the power to prevent the earthquake from happening, we do have the power to stop the next wave: the deaths and despair caused by freezing temperatures and disease, by lack of shelter, food and water,

To live is to choose.

Terrible inequalities continue to scar our world. Too many people continue to suffer and die from poverty, conflict and disaster - despite all the means at our disposal to create and share wealth, protect people from the violence of man or nature, and deepen respect for the dignity of every human being,

Once human-to-human transmission has been established, we would have only a matter of weeks to lock down the spread before it spins out of control,

And that, of course, will require you to deploy in places you have not covered up to now.

I think the important thing, ... is the council stood together and insisted Iraq rescind its decision before any other reviews can be undertaken.

We will ... develop measures to reinforce formal protection for whistle-blowers, ... I want to stress that I am fully committed to addressing the concerns that all of you have identified in this survey.

The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all individuals are enabled to maximize their potential, and to contribute to the evolution of society as a whole.

seize the opportunity ... and make it truly the historic occasion it should be.