Wednesday, March 5, 2008
QUOTES BY Mr. KOFFI ANNAN
"…gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation." -- Kofi Annan
"…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan
"women themselves have the right to live in dignity, in freedom from want and freedom from fear. On this International Women's Day, let us rededicate ourselves to making that a reality. -- Kofi Annan
When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. -- Kofi Annan
"…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan
"women themselves have the right to live in dignity, in freedom from want and freedom from fear. On this International Women's Day, let us rededicate ourselves to making that a reality. -- Kofi Annan
When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. -- Kofi Annan
QUOTATIONS FOR WOMEN'S DAY
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
GEORGE SANTAYANA
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
"Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity."HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
"Women are the real architects of society. "ERMA BOMBECK
"It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
DAVID BOWER
"Dream the dreams that have never been dreamt."
LANGSTON HUGHES
"Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird thatANON
cannot fly."
"To those who can dream there is no such place as faraway."
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission."
GEORGE SANTAYANA
"The loneliest woman in the world is a woman without a close woman
friend."
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
"So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why don't
somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?"
LOUISE OTTO
"The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that ... women
will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves."
MARGARET SANGER
"A free race cannot be born of slave mothers."
WOMEN'S DAY QUOTE
"Violence against women has yet to receive the priority attention and resources needed at all levels to tackle it with the seriousness and visibility necessary."
Secretary-General’s in-depth study onviolence against women (2006)(A/61/122/Add.1)
Secretary-General’s in-depth study onviolence against women (2006)(A/61/122/Add.1)
WHY WOMEN ARE SPECIAL
To be a woman in a man's world is tough.
But women have shown they can be tough -- if not tougher -- too.
From being a homemaker to a pilot, the sky is really the limit for Indian women.
Yes, women today are everywhere, doing things never thought possible before.
But women have shown they can be tough -- if not tougher -- too.
From being a homemaker to a pilot, the sky is really the limit for Indian women.
Yes, women today are everywhere, doing things never thought possible before.
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