Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.

Poverty must be eradicated, the resources of our planet used sustainably, human rights respected, equality between men and women strengthened, HIV/AIDS and other diseases prevented, terrorism stopped, and disarmament and non-proliferation secured.

Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe.

Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.

I want to work for peace, not for war.

My child, you are going to be a great king; do not imitate me in the taste I have had for building, or in that I have had for war; try, on the contrary, to be at peace with your neighbors.

When I was 10 years old, I fled my homeland amid the bomb blasts of civil war in Sudan.

The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.