Amartya Sen

“Economic growth is not an end in itself. It is a means to an end - the end being the expansion of human capabilities.”

“Illiteracy is not just a personal affliction. It is a social malady.”

“Development is about creating freedom for people and removing obstacles to greater freedom.”

“Empowering women is key to building a future we want.”

“Some people are born with an inheritance of poverty, and some are born with an inheritance of affluence.”

“The quality of our lives is not just about the accumulation of wealth, but about the expansion of our freedoms.”

“The concept of human rights builds on our shared humanity.”

“Reason is a robust source of hope.”

“The poor are not a problem to be managed, they are a resource to be unleashed.”

“Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being.”

“No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy.”

“While I am a great admirer of Adam Smith, I think he was mistaken on a few points.”

“The exchange of ideas is a source of life and a condition of progress.”

“The idea of justice demands impartiality, but impartiality is not neutrality.”

“A society that can be indifferent to the suffering of its children has lost its way.”