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Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan

Ghanaian diplomat

Lived from: 1938 - 2018

Category: Politics Country: FlagGhana

Born: 8 april 1938 Died: 18 august 2018

  • More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.
  • I think over time you learn to know a bit more about yourself - you develop a certain amount of self-insight and self-awareness, and you know what you can absorb, and what you cannot; what gets to you and what doesn't.
  • Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked.
  • 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.
  • One has to learn from history. Quite frankly, it is almost impossible to have a sense of vision without a sense of history. If history is learned, then it doesn't have to repeat itself over generations.
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  • If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.
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  • If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.
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  • If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world we live in.
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  • 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.
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  • The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and justice.
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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.
    Faceboek (2017)
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What are the most famous quotes from Kofi Annan?

The two most famous quotes from Kofi Annan are:

  • "If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world."
  • "If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever."

When did Kofi Annan live?

Kofi Annan was born in 1938 and died in the year 2018.