"Whatever the Church says is important for people, and whatever the Pope says is important to the world. For any impor…"

"The people are living with a kind of privilege and recognition of their faith. The Costa Rican people, they are a ver…"

"“If we do not address climate change in a timely manner, it does not really matter what we do on human rights, on edu…"

"Whatever we hold as being possible, and whatever values and principles we live by, determine the actions that we take."

"The very concept of being a consumer already points us in the direction of consuming irresponsibly. We have to be abl…"

"Educating young women and empowering women to come to decision-making tables is the strongest thing that we can do fo…"

"We are now at the most critical crossroads in the history of humanity."

"People reducing their emissions – by flying less, eating less meat and using clean energy, for example – is important."

"On my first press conference, a journalist asked...Ms. Figueres, do you think that a global agreement is ever going t…"

"We have the capital, the technology, the policies. And we have the scientific knowledge to understand that we have to…"