The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals

There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs

With uncertainty in oil markets, a buildup of speculative pressures and the large U.S. current account deficit, there is a real possibility that Paulson's crisis-management skills will be tested.

Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it's a phenomenon of globalization.

Many children are taught to believe in God. I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.

Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that... I’ve always though that under-populated countries in Africa are vastly UNDER-polluted, their air quality is probably vastly inefficiently low compared to Los Angeles or Mexico City.

I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they're right.