Kofi Annan Quotes

No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy.

Kofi Annan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: ghanaian
  • Birth: April 8, 1938 - August 18, 2018

Topics

IntegrityHateChallengesDemocracy

I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.

Joe Jamail

GreatManI AmSayingEgoFriends

The phoebe-bird is a wise architect and perhaps enjoys as great an immunity from danger, both in its person and its nest, as any other bird. Its modest ashen-gray suit is the color of the rocks where it builds, and the moss of which it makes such free use gives to its nest the look of a natural growth or accretion.

John Burroughs

GrowthGreatBirdWiseFreeColor

Temptation has been here ever since the Garden of Eden.

Jerry Falwell

TemptationGardenHereBeenEden

Everybody could use the money, but you don't play for it - you play with your heart - and that's a big difference you see in Barcelona. Everybody wants to play there; everybody wants to enjoy themselves. It's maybe a small percentage, but maybe it's the difference.

Johan Cruyff

HeartMoneySmallEnjoyYouPlay

The future is built on brains, not prom court, as most people can tell you after attending their high school reunion. But you'd never know it by talking to kids or listening to the messages they get from the culture and even from their schools.

Anna Quindlen

FutureCultureSchoolPeopleTalking

Acknowledging the unproductive thoughts and ineffective behavior that you've tried to ignore can be uncomfortable. But, stepping out of your comfort zone and choosing to proactively address bad habits will skyrocket your ability to create long-lasting change.

Amy Morin

ChangeThoughtsComfort ZoneBehavior

Idealizing the reality of past romances won't do you any favors as you face Valentine's Day alone.

Amy Morin

AloneValentine's DayDayPastFace

In my view, while the single neuron is the basic anatomical and information processing-signaling unit of the brain, it is not capable of generating behaviors and, ultimately, thinking. Instead, the true functional unit of the central nervous system is a population of neurons, or neural ensembles or cell assemblies.

Miguel Nicolelis

BrainThinkingViewInformationTrue

Thank God for YouTube. Every Thanksgiving, I'm bombarded with 'Turkey Lurkey Time.'

Donna McKechnie

GodTimeThank GodThanksgiving

Everyone has their own talents. It's up to the individual to see what you can actually do.

Win Butler

YouTalentsSeeUpIndividualOwn

Women in pro-ams are always telling me about all the business deals they've struck on the golf course playing with their male work colleagues.

Paula Creamer

WorkWomenBusinessMeColleagues

When you've won the war, you're faced with the problem of winning the peace.

Tim Pigott-Smith

PeaceWarWinningProblemYouWon

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