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

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 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.

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.

Discover your calling and add value to it

You have a mother?" His mouth quirked with humor. "Yep, and a father too! Every kid normally has one of each to begin with. He was teasing me in an affectionate way...

[Christians] are commanded to warn the nations of the world that they must repent and turn to God while there is yet time.

All is change all yields its place and goes.

I believe colleges should not be allowed to benefit from unlimited federal largesse while taking advantage of students.

Men made wagers with their judgment, their allegiances, their resources.

The customer is number one, the employee is number two and the shareholder is number three. If the customer is happy, the business is happy, and the shareholders are happy.

Doing what we do [filming], you have to be your own critic and judge and adjudicate as to what you do and how it turned out.

Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution.

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort of comic book reality.