Children are our future, and their mothers are its guardians.
- Kofi Annan
You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.
- Kofi Annan
We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.
- Kofi Annan
Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on a dangerous path to anarchy.
- Kofi Annan
We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not.
- Kofi Annan
The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family – striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.
- Kofi Annan
Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.
- Kofi Annan
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.