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UNITED NATIONS — <\/span>Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That\u2019s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.<\/p>\n And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Saturday, the fifth day of the 2026 General Debate.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cRebuilding confidence does not mean returning to a world that no longer exists.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Prince Abdul Mateen, foreign minister of Brunei<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cCreativity is universal. The difference is where society gives it the room to flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Thorgerdur Katr\u00edn Gunnarsd\u00f3ttir, foreign minister of Iceland<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cPeace is not a negative word.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state of the Vatican<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cMoldova may never be a great power, but it has everything it takes to make it a great country.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Vasile Tofan, prime minister of Moldova<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cThe size of a territory must never determine the size of its dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Francisco Avelino Vieira de Carvalho, prime minister of Cabo Verde<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n \u201cLet the smallest voice be heard as clearly as the largest.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014John Brice\u00f1o, prime minister of Belize<\/p>\n<\/div>\n