The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.

Religion has very little to do with the number of babies per woman. All the religions in the world are fully [able] to maintain their values and adapt to this new world.

We must obviously be much more clever in using resources, regulate with tax and promote innovations.

I have a neighbor who knows 200 types of wine. ... I only know two types of wine - red and white. But my neighbor only knows two types of countries - industrialized and developing. And I know 200.

In my dreams it happens, when I wake up I just hope for an even better and stronger UN.

To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.

The database hugging in public institutions is hampering innovation.