I've learned that there is no currency like trust and no catalyst like hope. There is nothing worse for building relationships than pandering, on one hand, and preaching, on the other. And the most important quality we must all strengthen in ourselves is that of a deep human empathy, for that will provide the most hope of all and the foundation for our collective survival.

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.

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

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

Human beings want to see each other. We want to be heard by each other.

There is power in creating a small model, and then you can create an alliance of other small models.

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