Harri Holkeri Quotes & Sayings

“I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question.”

“If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing.”

“My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation.”

“Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.”

“Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.”

“There are many challenges, there are many obstacles; let us try to change the obstacles to advantages.”

“Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.”

“The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden.”

“What we can do as individuals may not be very much on the global scale, but we have to start the change by living as we are teaching.”

“Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.”