Gender Equality
“A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves“
— GLORIA STEINEM
“When God created man and woman, he was thinking, ‘Who shall I give the power to, to give birth to the next human being?’ And God chose woman. And this is the big evidence that women are powerful“
— MALALA YOUSAFZAI
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance“
— KOFI ANNAN
“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility“
— BAN KI-MOON
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved“
— B. R. AMBEDKAR
WOMEN
“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world“
— HILLARY CLINTON
“You educate a man, you educate a man. You educate a woman, you educate a generation“
— BRIGHAM YOUNG
“To educate girls is to reduce poverty“
— KOFI ANNAN
“Empower a woman – Empower a community“
— KOFI ANNAN
“When women do better economies do better“
— CHRISTINA LAGARDE
“There is no chance of the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on one wing”
— SWAMI VIVEKANAND
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back”
— MALALA YOUSAFZAI
“The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls”
— MICHELLE OBAMA
HUMANITY
“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race“
— KOFI ANNAN
POVERTY
“Poverty is like a punishment for a crime you didn’t commit.“
— ELI KHAMAROV
HEALTH
“It is the health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“This is our world, a common world. Everybody should feel a common responsibility“
— BAN KI MOON
“Climate change is simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family“
— BAN KI MOON
“Sustainable development and climate change are two sides of the same coin“
— BAN KI MOON
“Climate change does not respect border; it does not respect who you are- rich and poor, small and big. Therefore, this is what we call global challenges, which require global solidarity“
— BAN KI MOON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
“Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance“
— BAN KI MOON
YOUTH
“Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind“
— KOFI ANNAN
“Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace“
— KOFI ANNAN
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
“You cannot have peace without security, and you cannot have security without inclusive development“
— KOFI ANNAN
EDUCATION
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope“
— KOFI ANNAN
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world“
— MALALA YOUSAFZAI
“We want the education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet“
— SWAMI VIVEKANAND
ETHICS
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in a harmony“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“Be truthful, gentle and fearless“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“Heart is a very good fertilizer; anything we plant love, fear, hate, hope, revenge, jealousy-surely grows and bears fruit. We have to decide what to harvest“
— SWAMI VIVEKANAND
“We must become the change we want to see“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“To believe in something, and not live it, is dishonest“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
SEVEN DANGERS TO HUMAN VIRTUE
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Business without ethics
- Science without humanity
- Religion without sacrifice
- Politics without principle
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean area dirty, the ocean does not become dirty“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“Peace is its own reward“
— MAHATMA GANDHI
“The mind is everything. What you think, you become“
— BUDDHA
“Be kind to all creatures; this is the true religion“
— BUDDHA
“Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and, above all, love“
— SWAMI VIVEKANAND
“Gratitude is a flower that blooms in noble souls“
— POPE FRANCIS
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears“
— NELSON MANDELA
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power“
— ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Success is not about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives“
— MICHELLE OBAMA
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere“
— MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
“Greed has poisoned man’s souls“
— CHARLIE CHAPLIN
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all“
— ARISTOTLE
“The best test of a man is authority.“
— ANONYMOUS
“We are unnecessarily wasting our precious resources in wars… if we must wage war, we have to do it on unemployment, disease, poverty, and backwardness“
— ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
“Good governance depends on ability to take responsibility by both administration as well as people“
— NARENDRA MODI
“Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent“
— AMARTYA SEN
“The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; It is whether we provide enough for those who have little“
— FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
CHILDREN
“Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the Nation and the citizens of tomorrow“
— Pt. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU
SCIENCE & TECH
“I fear the day when technology will suppress human interaction and the world will have a generation of idiots“
— ALBERT EINSTEIN
“The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.“
— JON RONSON
“Social media is reducing social barriers. It connects people on the strength of human values, not identities“
— NARENDRA MODI
“It is dangerously destabilizing to have half the world on the cutting edge of technology while the other half struggles on the bare edge of survival“
— BILL CLINTON
“The Internet is becoming the town square for the Global village of tomorrow“
— BILL GATES
AGRICULTURE
“If agriculture fails, everything else will fail“
— M S SWAMINATHAN
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