When we deny the poor and the vulnerable their own human dignity and capacity for freedom and choice, it becomes self-denial. It becomes a denial of both our collective and individual dignity, at all levels of society.

I still feel that the kind of leader I want to be is one that spends time understanding our work in a way that allows me to translate it for policymakers and people who have real access to resources.

If there's one value that is immutable, it's integrity or respect, for others and for yourself.

Freedom is what beauty feels like when it can most express itself.

Our lives are so short. And our time on this planet is so precious. All we have is each other.

In today's world, the elites are growing even more comfortable with one another across national lines, yet at the same time, less comfortable with low-income people who share their nationality. How we create those bonds of community that are truly global as well as national is one of our generation's great challenges.

What is the cost of not daring? What is the cost of not trying?