Five years ago, a remarkable vision was laid out in this very hall, ... A vision which spelled progress and hope for humanity. It is time to deliver.

Cautiously optimistic would be a good phrase, ... I hope that we can sustain the momentum.

I have always had a tendency to keep enlarging problems which I personally think is the way the world works... that seeing anything one dimensionally on the kinds of political, sort of big issues of human progress is going to be a distorted view of things, which is why over my career I have gone seemingly from subject to subject to subject.

It's remarkable that the town has the vision and supports this. Other towns have arts programs, but the money is usually administered by non-profits.

We are clearly indebted to Gary for 20 years of remarkable leadership, exceptional vision and unwavering commitment.

The return of this many people is a truly remarkable achievement. It is a clear demonstration of the progress made in the Liberian peace process and is a testament to the joint efforts of UN humanitarian agencies backed up by a successful UN peacekeeping operation.