Read more“Racism, xenophobia and unfair discrimination have spawned slavery, when human beings have bought and sold and owned and branded fellow human beings as if they were so many beasts of burden.”
– Desmond Tutu
Read more“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity”
– Nelson Mandela
Read more“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.”
– W.H.Auden
Read more“As a deep expression of the human mind and as a universal art, poetry is a tool for dialogue and rapprochement. The dissemination of poetry helps to promote dialogue among cultures and understanding between peoples because it gives access to the authentic expression of a language.”
– Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
Read moreWhen power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
– John F. Kennedy
Read more“Nowruz reminds us of the values and aspirations we all share for peace through tolerance, respect and mutual understanding.”
– Ban Ki-moon
Read more“Happiness may have different meanings for different people. But we can all agree that it means working to end conflict, poverty and other unfortunate conditions in which so many of our fellow human beings live.”
– Ban Ki-moon
Read more“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”
– Charles Spurgeon
Read more“Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.”
– Dalai Lama
Read more“All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization”
– Gerald Durrell
