“Women are emerging as a major force for change. Countries that have invested in girls' education and removed legal barriers that p...”

“When we rebuild a house, we are rebuilding a home. When we recover from disaster, we are rebuilding lives and livelihoods.”

“We won't be able to stop disasters from happening. On the contrary, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of floo...”

“In Indonesia, where I am from, the Dutch-imposed Civil Code dating back to the colonial 1870s prevailed until the 1974 Law on Marr...”

“Changing much-cherished bank secrecy laws is worth the effort. Corruption, tax evasion, and the capture of natural resource revenu...”

“I remember my first meeting with my management team when I became Indonesia's Minister of Finance. I was the youngest person and t...”

“Just as we have the power to harm the ocean, we have the power to put in place policies and modify our own behavior in ways that w...”

“For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, letha...”

“Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our h...”

“My father was an Episcopalian minister, and I've always been comforted by the power of prayer.”

“Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at in...”

“None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free.”