Control Quote by Martha Nussbaum

“People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.”

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I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India.

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I wouldn't express anything without being very thoughtful.

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Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance.

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You have to connect your work to what people are doing. A good way is to construct a bridge between theory and practice - Amartya Sen and I tried this by founding the Human Development and Capabilities Association where practitioners meet theoreticians and their discourse influences practice.

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