People feel they are not participating in the decision-making process. Decisions are exclusive to those at the very top. You have grown up with crony capitalism and it creates ever more resentment.

Many emerging countries are facing the same issue of overheating and inflation because they have been vigorously expanding fiscal and monetary policy to counter the 2008 shock.

So much research has been done showing that the woman is the most vulnerable but also the biggest strength leading to economic progress.

People now, especially with the Internet, are connected. They have an expectation of behaviour, of accountability, avoiding conflict and fair and just competition.

I am still an Indonesian citizen.

In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor are still stuck there. We have 300 million poor in India.

We know we cannot achieve our twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity without ending poverty and creating equality for women and girls.

When we rebuild a house, we are rebuilding a home. When we recover from disaster, we are rebuilding lives and livelihoods.

Everything I know, I know because of love.

Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.

You can't throw money at the Internet to make it work - it really is all about the quality of the content.

While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us, the goal of the gospel is to make much of God.

Each of us has our own specific vocation, a sacred journey prepared by the Creator of the universe.

It's kind of astonishing that people trust strangers because of words they write on computer screens.

It's not up to God for us to use the gift of faith.

When I wrote The Onion Field, I realized that my first two novels were just practice.

Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.

Go to countries where you don't speak the language. Eat food that looks like you may not like it. Read all of the holy books.