Leslie Jamison My dad is an economist who does global development research. What he practices is a kind of quantifiable empathy: trying to empathize with systems rather than people. – Leslie Jamison Dad Quotes Development Quotes Economist Quotes Empathize Quotes Empathy Quotes Global Quotes People Quotes Practices Quotes Quantifiable Quotes Systems Quotes If you operate under the premise that everybody already has some experiences that could be sources of empathy for them, I wonder if there’s some process of coaxing people into tapping into that knowledge. 12-step recovery is very focused on abstinence, and that’s bled into the broader understanding of treatment. It would be most useful to have multiple senses of what treatment could look like.
Sally Phillips I don’t leave London, really, and I don’t do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed. – Sally Phillips
Michael Shellenberger At 17, I lived in Nicaragua to show solidarity with the Sandinista socialist revolution. At 23 I raised money for Guatemalan women’s cooperatives. In my early 20s I lived in the semi-Amazon doing research with small farmers fighting land invasions. At 26 I helped expose poor conditions at Nike factories in Asia. – Michael Shellenberger
Albert PujolsTechnologyThankful I’m thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It’s not the same thing, but at least we can see each other. Imagine the time before when that wasn’t available and people had to go defend our country. It’s really hard. I go two weeks without seeing my family and I go crazy. – Albert Pujols
Mahavira Don’t accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same. – Mahavira
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