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.

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

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?

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.

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

The beauty of one's life would never seize to fade away the moment hate settles in one's heart.

A gold cage is still a cage.-King David IOh, go cry in a bag of money.-Queen Christina

A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.

A good man giving bad advice is more dangerous than a nasty man giving bad advice.

When there is time, there has to be suffering. Because in time there's desire and attachment and transition. This is the world of experience.

I have had the auditioning process go on for two weeks or three weeks. I am always incredibly anxious. The audition and the wait is definitely the hardest part for me.

I think people try to jam a lot of artificial plot devices into a lot of romantic comedies, and they don't treat it with the respect I believe it deserves.

I say not one penny more to countries that are burning our flag.

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid.

Somewhere in the world is...The world's worst doctor and he could be yours.