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Amartya Sen Quotes

[N]o democracy with a free press has ever experienced a major famine Picture Quote #1
Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity Picture Quote #1
I’’m generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesn’t always work and does not immediately work in the interest of all. There are sufferers Picture Quote #1
Human life depends not only on income but also on social opportunities, [for example] what the state does for educating Picture Quote #1
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects that interest me and there freedom of speech comes into it Picture Quote #1
In all kinds of ways there are different freedoms that effect our lives and you can assess what our lives are like by looking at the various freedoms that we have Picture Quote #1
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I think that so many of our abilities to do things depend on interaction with each other Picture Quote #1
I was told Indian women don’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that Picture Quote #1
Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical Picture Quote #1
Even though I’m pro-globalization, I have to say thank God for the anti-globalization movement. They’re putting important issues on the agenda Picture Quote #1
One has to be realistic. One’s concern for equity and justice in the world must not carry one into the alien territory of unreasoned belief. That’s very important Picture Quote #1
It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work Picture Quote #1
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People’s identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities Picture Quote #1
The curriculum of the school did not neglect India’s cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world Picture Quote #1
We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social, cultural, and political, which are interrelated Picture Quote #1
The lack of economic freedom could be a very major reason for loss of liberty, liberty of life Picture Quote #1
Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends Picture Quote #1
Opportunity could be defined in so many ways. There’s one way of defining it, equality of opportunity, which is in fact the equality of capability, but the libertarians got there first and they have - like the Americans getting onto the moon, naming every crater after something like an astronaut - they have got there and named opportunity in a way that we cannot get ownership of now Picture Quote #1
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You can’t prevent undernourishment so easily, but famines you can stop with half an effort. Then the question was why don’t the governments stop them? Picture Quote #1
Development cannot really be so centered only on those in power Picture Quote #1
Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty Picture Quote #1
Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for shooting oneself in the foot Picture Quote #1
Empowering women is key to building a future we want Picture Quote #1
A defeated argument that refuses to be obliterated can remain very alive Picture Quote #1
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Religion is not and can not be all encompassing identity of an individual Picture Quote #1
Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it Picture Quote #1
But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years Picture Quote #1
Living in a market economy is not very different from speaking in prose. It is not easy to do without it, but much depends on what we choose to use prose Picture Quote #1
Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means Picture Quote #1
The exchange between different cultures can not possibly be seen as a threat, when it is friendly. But I believe that the dissatisfaction with the overall architecture often depends on the quality of leadership Picture Quote #1
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[N]o democracy with a free press has ever experienced a major famine  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity  (Amartya Sen Quotes) I’’m generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesn’t always work and does not immediately work in the interest of all. There are sufferers.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Human life depends not only on income but also on social opportunities, [for example] what the state does for educating  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects that interest me and there freedom of speech comes into it  (Amartya Sen Quotes) In all kinds of ways there are different freedoms that effect our lives and you can assess what our lives are like by looking at the various freedoms that we have  (Amartya Sen Quotes) I think that so many of our abilities to do things depend on interaction with each other  (Amartya Sen Quotes) I was told Indian women don’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Even though I’m pro-globalization, I have to say thank God for the anti-globalization movement. They’re putting important issues on the agenda.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) One has to be realistic. One’s concern for equity and justice in the world must not carry one into the alien territory of unreasoned belief. That’s very important.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) People’s identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) The curriculum of the school did not neglect India’s cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social, cultural, and political, which are interrelated.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) The lack of economic freedom could be a very major reason for loss of liberty, liberty of life  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Opportunity could be defined in so many ways. There’s one way of defining it, equality of opportunity, which is in fact the equality of capability, but the libertarians got there first and they have - like the Americans getting onto the moon, naming every crater after something like an astronaut - they have got there and named opportunity in a way that we cannot get ownership of now.  (Amartya Sen Quotes) You can’t prevent undernourishment so easily, but famines you can stop with half an effort. Then the question was why don’t the governments stop them?  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Development cannot really be so centered only on those in power  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for shooting oneself in the foot  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Empowering women is key to building a future we want  (Amartya Sen Quotes) A defeated argument that refuses to be obliterated can remain very alive  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Religion is not and can not be all encompassing identity of an individual  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it  (Amartya Sen Quotes) But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Living in a market economy is not very different from speaking in prose. It is not easy to do without it, but much depends on what we choose to use prose  (Amartya Sen Quotes) Freedoms are not only the primary ends of development, they are also among its principal means  (Amartya Sen Quotes) The exchange between different cultures can not possibly be seen as a threat, when it is friendly. But I believe that the dissatisfaction with the overall architecture often depends on the quality of leadership  (Amartya Sen Quotes)
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