We need to think about poverty not as a monolithic problem but as a series of interconnected issues that require tailored solutions.

普遍来说，一个人的力量是他目前的手段，用来获得某些未来的明显好处。

土地不属于我们，我们只是从后代那里借来的。

I'm drawn to a lovely quote by St. Augustine in "The City of God," where he says, "It's a sin to judge any man by his post." In modern English that would mean it's a sinto come to any view of who you should talk to, dependent on their business card. It's not the post that should count. According to St. Augustine, only God can really put everybody in their place; he's going to do that on the Day of Judgment, with angels and trumpets, and the skies will open. Insane idea, if you're a secularist person, like me. But something very valuable in that idea, nevertheless.

最好的预测不是来自复杂模型，而是来自对基本激励的理解。