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Amartya Sen has 49 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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we must go on fighting for basic education for all, but also emphasize the importance of the content of education. We have…
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The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for…
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I attempted to see famines as broad "economic" problems (concentrating on how people can buy food, or otherwise get entitled to it),…
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The best hope for peace in the world lies in the simple but far-reaching recognition that we all have many different associations…
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But once we recognize that many ideas that are taken to be quintessentially Western have also flourished in other civilizations, we also…
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Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity.
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Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that…
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A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting.
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Unceasing change turns the wheel of life, and so reality is shown in all it's many forms. Dwell peacefully as change itself…
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The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any country, or…
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If a theory of justice is to guide reasoned choice of policies, strategies or institutions, then the identification of fully just social…
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The success of a society is to be evaluated primarily by the freedoms that members of the society enjoy.
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The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.
— John Climacus
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Be the apostle of the divine Eucharist, like a flame which enlightens and warms, like the Angel of his heart who will…
— Peter Julian Eymard
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If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone…
— John Cassian
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Sit with those who love Allah, for that enlightens the mind.
— Umar
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When we invite the Holy Ghost to fill our minds with light and knowledge, He "quickens" us, that is to say, enlightens…
— Keith K. Hilbig
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Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit…
— M. Russell Ballard
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Humour breaks down boundaries, it topples our self-importance, it connects people, and because it engages and entertains, it ultimately enlightens.
— John Agard
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Unless the schools provide our children with a vision of human possibility that enlightens and empowers them with knowledge and taste, they…
— Diane Ravitch
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The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
— Pasquier Quesnel
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A man's mind should be single to the glory of God in everything that he starts to accomplish. We should consider that…
— Lorenzo Snow
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The BIBLE redirects my will, cleanses my emotions, enlightens my mind, and quickens my total being
— E. Stanley Jones
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For the introvert, conversation can be a very limited forum for self expression. When a song moves you, a writer gets you…
— Laurie Helgoe
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