A lot of young people dont think they can make a difference. Thats really what I am at Dartmouth to do. Im there to tell the young people, Look, a few committed souls can change the world.

We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

Ending poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them.

Unless you invest in people, you are not going to see growth in the long term, the medium term, and maybe even the short term.

When you're working on development issues, optimism is not always based on rational analysis, often it is a moral choice.

We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.

Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had.

Why is it that when it comes to our most cherished social goal [health care], we not only tolerate poor execution, sometimes we even celebrate it?

There will be water and food fights everywhere.

I want to eradicate poverty. I think that theres a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.

Too often, we put up with mediocrity, telling ourselves that later in life we’ll do what we want.

Don't wait to be compelled to do great work.

If the ties that bind ever do come looseIf forever ever ends for youIf that ring gets a little too tightYou might as well read me my last rights.

A pod in the Matrix is looking pretty good right now.

You are not flawed, you are as beautiful as you have always been and blessed with evidence of a life lived.

I see Earth! It is so beautiful!

People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

[on the voice of the intelligence] It is drowned out by the roar of fear.

Definitely dub is in my body forever. I think I hear everything through a dub filter. Even when I play rock music, I play through a dub filter.

Naps are a way of traveling painlessly through time into the future.