We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which … - Kofi Annan

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There is too much doing - too little being! When we begin to get strenuous, life begins to grow intolerable.

Kofi Annan

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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We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.

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Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.

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

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We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation, and basic health care.

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In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and poor, if only those resources can be unleashed in the service of all peoples.

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