People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions.

A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.

1.5 billion people lack proper access to electricity. Many buy kerosene, which can cost 30 percent of their income. It sends millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. And often the lamp will fall over and catch the house on fire. So mothers hate it, but it's their only option.

Our actions - and inaction - touch people every day, people we may never know and never meet.

The poor also are willing to make, and do make, smart decisions, if you give them that opportunity.

Your job is not to be perfect, your job is only to be human.

I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.