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.

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.

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

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.

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.

They have succeeded in accumulating a greater mass of objects, but the joy in the world has grown less.

There is no greater achievement than being a grandfather who tells fairy tales to grandchildren.

Kat!” Gabrielle hissed. “You’re going to get caught." The smile Kat flashed over her shoulder was almost wicked. “I know.

Reason is feminine in nature; it can only give after it has received.

Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow.

Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if He did we do not know anything about Him.

You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.

I have assistants that use the internet a lot more than I do. I use the internet for photo research, but for me personally, probably just because of my age, I'm not that mechanically inclined.

The England manager job is not for me - I'm very happy wih what I'm doing in French football for now.

If you have an idea that's going to make a big difference to people's lives, and other people are not doing it, you know, just say "screw it," do it and get on with it, and give it a go.