When women do better, economies do better.

Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Think about it. Women control 70 percent of global consumer spending . . . when women do better, economies do better.

All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation.

If Lehman Brothers had been a bit more Lehman Sisters ... we would not have had the degree of tragedy that we had as a result of what happened.

I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.

If inflation is the genie, then deflation is the ogre that must be fought decisively.

The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.

Social unrest and protectionism are the two major risks of the world economic crisis.

We cannot just look at a country by looking at charts, graphs, and modelling the economy. Behind the numbers there are people.

What is written is merely the dregs of experience.

A theory is like medicine (or government): often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving, and on occasion lethal. So it needs to be used with care, moderation and close adult supervision.

I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well.

Today's ballroom dances like the swim, the frug, the chicken and the monkey are really nervous disorders set to music.

Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be.

When I start to write, I see my stories as a kind of movie. For instance, I ask myself, "What kind of opening do I want for this book?"

The unity of the bourgeoisie can be shaken only by the unity of the proletariat.

Intolerance has always been one of the cornerstones of Christianity - the glorious heritage of the Inquisition.

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned.