There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.

You can't marginalize more than half of the globe's population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world.

The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and social mobility are all threatened.

As many as half of Ethiopias girls become wives before becoming adults. But Ethiopia is also a place where lasting solutions to child marriage are starting to make a difference.

If you educate a girl, you educate a nation.

Early marriage is most prevalent in communities suffering deep, chronic poverty.

We always say at CARE that we would love to see if we can work ourselves out of business.

The environmental community has an opportunity to create and leverage partnerships with the development community on social issues, rather than trying to develop new expertise of its own.

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

What keeps me motivated is going out to the field and seeing programs that incorporate a focus on both people and the planet, and seeing how mutually reinforcing they can really be.

When a child is starving, a family may not be able to think about long-term sustainability or damage to ecosystems that support endangered species.

The point of the mission trip is to invite young people to act in ways that witness to the promise of God's action, which will make all things new.

One conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study in a public school.

I like a women who's got some balls, some strength. As long as I can beat her at arm wrestling, that's fine.

Money can add very much to one's ability to lead a constructive life, not only pleasant for oneself, but, hopefully, beneficial to others.

The action is in the interaction.

The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive.

It's hard to have any kind of luck in this business.

I have a relationship with Christ. It allows me to handle situations better. It allows me to treat people better and it allows me to have a better mental attitude towards baseball.

It's ain't sad that I want my child to look like me? Every intelligent person wants their child to look like him.

If someone saves your life, you develop a brotherhood, no matter what your race.