You have to be interested in inequality. The issue of inequality and that of poverty are not separable.

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical.

The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.

Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.

I believe that virtually all the problems in the world come from inequality of one kind or another.

Empowering women is key to building a future we want

Starvation is the characteristic of some people not having enough food to eat. It is not the characteristic of there being not enough food to eat.

Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means.

Progress is more plausibly judged by the reduction of deprivation than by the further enrichment of the opulent

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.

Your commitment should stand even in a fallen state

Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.

And though you want to last forever, You know you never will, You know you never will, And the good-bye makes the journey harder still.

I'm a professional hanger outer. I'm a super liability, too. I joke around and I'm like a hyper-active child.

I eat like a vulture. Unfortunately the resemblance doesn't end there.

I love theater. I also love radio. I love language.

The desert loves me. I love the desert. It's nice to be in the heat in Africa. I love it.

I want to do movies but not talk about them.

All methods of meditation are nothing but methods to help you to remember the art of let-go.

I write all the time but often abandon things I don't think will go anywhere. It's rare that I'll labor over writing something that doesn't feel like it will turn into a keeper.