Ban Ki-moon Quotes
I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear of abuse. A world where women are treated with the respect and dignity that is their right. A world where poverty is not acceptable. My dear young friends, you can make this your world.
Quotes to Explore
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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I see my role as a scholar announcing that women's feelings of unworthiness and insecurity often may be traced to training in a male-oriented religion, and I'm trying to investigate a richer spiritual life for both sexes.
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I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.
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I am completely in favour of dialogue and engagement. But it must be a true, open dialogue.
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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Accomplish something every day of your life.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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In America, music is more tightly categorized.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I love anything to do with history.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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When I was a kid and putting out my first records, there was a lot made out of the fact that the '50s/'60s generation was so dominant.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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I have been working since I was 11 on everything including period dramas.
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I went to art school in the days when it was what you did if you didn't want to be like everybody else. You wanted to be strange and different, and art school encouraged that. We hated the drama students - they were guys with pipes and cardigans.
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Obviously I wouldn't have said that three or four years ago in the midst of it. But I really believe that. It's been a marvelous and important experience.
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Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt.
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I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of about being a woman who loves fashion. Fashion is a vehicle for self-expression, it tells the world who you are and how you want to be seen. If you use it as a canvas for creativity, then you might want to talk about it, you know? And I fully embrace that.
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When you're in a band and you're a girl, you know, guys just don't ... it's not the same kind of a groove as a girl walking up wearing a mac with nothing on underneath, or knocking on someone's door at three in the morning.
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I believe in a world of justice and human rights for all. A world where girls can grow up free of fear of abuse. A world where women are treated with the respect and dignity that is their right. A world where poverty is not acceptable. My dear young friends, you can make this your world.
