Quote by Harri Holkeri
One of the biggest development issues in the world is the educatio

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries. – Harri Holkeri

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I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems. – Harri Holkeri

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environmental
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If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women. – Harri Holkeri

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Education
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There are many challenges, there are many obstacles let us try to change the obstacles to advantages. – Harri Holkeri

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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Education

Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of ones own culture and social organisation. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. – Heinrich Heine

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Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education is a fundamental solution to poverty. – Kathleen Blanco

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