We didn't evolve to be passive victims or shoppers.

Women can succeed in villages all over the world today without relying on heavy machinery or debt. They can take leadership roles in agriculture, eliminating hunger and inequity.

Freedom is not the capacity to do whatever we please; freedom is the capacity to make intelligent choices.

What we need to get right is not focusing on the fear associated with quantity - not enough, scarcity, and lack - and moving instead to a worldview that explores quality and connectedness.

I also believe that it's almost impossible for people to change alone. We need to join with others who will push us in our thinking and challenge us to do things we didn't believe ourselves capable of.

I've grown certain that the root of all fear is that we've been forced to deny who we are.

I think that fear of embarrassment is the essence of the human challenge.