Opponents of globalisation may see it as a new folly, but it is neither particularly new, nor, in general, a folly.

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.

The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.

Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.

I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another.

Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat.

Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means.

Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

Knock, And He'll open the doorVanish, And He'll make you shine like the sunFall, And He'll raise you to the heavensBecome nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

Those are always fun characters to play, the ones who are stupid but speak with authority.

Why are there no names for the abscence of things? Why is there no name for the abscence of humanity?

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.

God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.

The music business, or what's left of it, is obviously a very - it's like a wild west now.

Pamalican Island is a wonderful story told with the sparkle of fun and a true understanding of the magic of childhood. A magical journey for any child who dreams of desert islands.

Getting reelected is the most important job every senator thinks he has.

They hadn't much faith in travel, nor a great belief in a change of scene as a panacea for spiritual ills; they were simply glad to be going.