The world got side-tracked from development issues during the post-9/11 crisis period.

My concern is not that there are too many sweatshops, but that there are too few.

Let the future say of our generation that we sent forth mighty currents of hope and that we worked together to heal the world.

The runs started in Thailand after the IMF intervened in such a dramatic way. Then the IMF came to Indonesia.

I think the IMF helped to detonate the Indonesian crisis.

At the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development.

Without restoring an ethos of social responsibility, there can be no meaningful and sustained economic recovery.

Extreme poverty is the best breeding ground on earth for disease, political instability, and terrorism.

Deep down, if we really accept that their lives - African lives - are equal to ours, we would all be doing more to put the fire out. Its an uncomfortable truth.

Globalization was a deep trend pushed by technology and right ideas, as much as anything else.

Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want.

The mystery of life is the moment.

Seaward ho! Hang the treasure! It's the glory of the sea that has turned my head.

A young mistress is better than an old master.

I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates

Well, probably having to be away from home. When I come back I kind of feel like there's a routine going on that I'm not a part of, so that can be difficult.

People in the secular world have too much to live with, too little to live for.

If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.

The best artists transcend nationality and identity.

Little changes cost you. Big changes benefit you by changing the game, but only if you go first.

Only the power of the Living Christ proclaimed in demonstration of the Holy Spirit, can meet the urgent needs of humanity.