53 Quotes by Martti Ahtisaari

It's a leap of faith. The agreement is under 10 pages long and we could have signed 100 pages, but what counts is not words but deeds.

The object of this first trip is to listen to the parties, collect impressions,

It's an excellent choice ... for an organization that does extremely good work.

The mere fact that I'm former head of state and former under-secretary in the U.N. system, it means that I can get in touch with anybody in the world, in theory.

I know what it's like when you are a refugee, living on the mercy of others and having to adjust.

I'm one of those people who, as long as I am still healthy and my thoughts are more or less clear, I don't think I can retire entirely.

If one has problems with immigrant communities in Europe, that should not be used against Turkey.

I have no superhuman powers. If people don't want to make peace, there is nothing I can do.

I'm concerned when certain movements or countries have been isolated from the international dialogue because then you have no way of influencing them.