Hand washing is the first basic step towards achieving any millennium goals for development. It saves lives.

When I was growing up, hand washing was a ritual, but now it's a necessity. A child dies every 15 seconds from preventable causes, which has got to stop.

The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

I think that retirement is the first step towards the grave.