For lack of a few pinches of ordinary iodised table salt in the diet of a third world pregnant mother, a child can lose up to ten IQ (Intelligence Quotient) points.

Our focus has to be on changing reality, not changing laws.

It's no accident that the countries that have enjoyed an economic take off have been those that educated girls and then gave them the autonomy to move to the cities to find work

Women are not the problem they're the solution

If you economically empower a woman, she represents enormous opportunity that can actually be transformative not only for her family and for her community, but at the aggregate level for the economy.

One of the ways to be happy, to be truly happy, is to contribute to a cause that is greater than yourself. And, through Harvard-based research, we can see that happy people live longer.

The tools to crush modern slavery exist, but the political will is lacking.

One of the best ways to fight poverty and to fight terrorism is to educate girls and bring women into the formal labor force.

When the history of African development is written, it will be clear that a turning point involved the empowerment of women.

We all have won the lottery of life. How do we discharge that responsibility?

...cultural barriers can be overcome relatively swiftly where there is the political will to do so.

I am not a human being but the song of the soul and dance of the spirit.

Men of God are always men of prayer.

Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person who gets the most out of themselves.

O charitable philosopher, I beg you to help me. My mind is weak but my soul is strong. Kindle that soul, and the sacred fire shall never be extinguished.

I'm working on my music a lot, like folk singing, guitar. It's sort of rocky, folky, alty, angsty. I'm putting a lot of energy into that.

The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show that we ever played.

People who behave at forty as they did at twenty must sometimes wonder why their charm is not working.

Beauty might prevail in the very short term, but in the medium and longer terms, cultural norms - primarily those values and norms influenced by family - were more important.

Life is better when you share it.

It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate.