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Kofi Annan was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. From 1961 to 1962, he worked as a university professor at Kumasi College of Science and Technology. He then became a senior management consultant with McKinsey& Company in London from 1963 to 1968 and pursued a diplomatic career with postings.
He presided over a rapid expansion in UN membership and addressed issues including terrorism, HIV/AIDS, and global warming. After left his post as Secretary-General, he founded his global awareness-raising initiative: The Kofi Annan Foundation.
In 2007, Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the United Nations on international peace and security.
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30 Inspirational Kofi Annan Quotes
1. “The message should be clear, climate change must take its place along those threats like conflict, poverty.” ― Kofi Annan
2. “We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.” ― Kofi Annan
3. “We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.” ― – Kofi Annan
4. “To build a more healthy, peaceful and equitable world the classrooms of the world have to be full of girls as well as boys”
5. “We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.” ― Kofi Annan
6. “You have to wake up every day ready to start again.” ― Kofi Annan
7. “The happiness of any society begins with the well-being of the families that live in it.” ― Kofi Annan
8. ““The problem is not with the faith, but with the faithful” ― Kofi Annan
9. “We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs of others, and not only what we need immediately. We are all in the same boat.” ― Kofi Annan
10. “We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.” ― Kofi Annan
11. ““Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.” ― Kofi Annan
12. “We are not only all responsible for each other’s security. We are also, in some measure, responsible for each other’s welfare.” ― Kofi Annan
13. “…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.” ― Kofi Annan
14. “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” ― Kofi Annan
15. ““To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” ― Kofi Annan
16. “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” ― Kofi Annan
17. “The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge.” ― Kofi Annan
18. “Peace is never a perfect achievement” ― Kofi Annan
19. “When women thrive all of society benefits and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.” ― Kofi Annan
20. “There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole – women and men alike – than the one which involves women as central players.” ― Kofi Annan
21. “We may have different religions, different coloured skin, but we all belong to one human race.” ― Kofi Annan
22. “The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone.” ― Kofi Annan
23. “For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.” ― Kofi Annan
24. “You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not.” ― Kofi Annan
25. “Insecurity is love dressed in a child’s clothing.” ― Kofi Annan
26. “Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. They will proudly go around and say, ‘I ate crickets, I ate locusts, and they were delicious.” ― Kofi Annan
27. “You are never too young to lead.” ― Kofi Annan
28. “The world is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations.” ― Kofi Annan
29. “Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development – and turn it into a reality for all the world’s people”
30. “Without a dream you’ll not get anywhere.” ― Kofi Annan
