1 2 3 around_the_world_women_and_children_spend_40_billion_hours [Around the world], women and children spend 40 billion hours a year fetching water. That’s as if the entire workforce of the State of California worked full time for a year doing nothing but fetching water. 3 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2 2 3 if_this_were_india_in_this_room_of_1500_people_only_three If this were India, in this room [of 1500 people], only three of us would have a car. If this were Afghanistan, only one person in this room would know how to use the Internet. If this were Zambia, 300 of you would be farmers, 100 of you would have AIDS or HIV. 6 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 3 2 3 it_is_necessary_to_have_a_very_clear_vision_of_the_world_that It is necessary to have a very clear vision of the world that we live in … the world where women spend two to three hours every day grinding grain for their families to eat. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 4 2 3 the_number_one_cause_of_death_in_children_under_five_water_b The number-one cause of death in children under five … water-borne diseases? Diarrhea? Malnutrition? No: it’s breathing the smoke from indoor cooking fires — acute respiratory infections. Over two million deaths every year. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 5 2 3 we_need_to_rethink_our_development_strategies_so_that_we_re_n We need to rethink our development strategies, so that we’re not promoting educational campaigns to get people to stop being farmers, but rather to stop being poor farmers. 2 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 6 3 4 economics_taught_in_most_of_the_elite_universities_are_practic Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country [Afghanistan] is dominated by drug economy and a mafia; textbook economics does not work in my context. 3 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 7 3 4 every_afghan_sees_the_sky_as_a_source_of_fear_we_were_bombed Every Afghan sees the sky as a source of fear. We were bombed practically out of existence. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 8 3 4 money_is_not_capital_in_most_of_the_developing_countries_it_s Money is not capital in most of the developing countries. It’s just cash — because it lacks the institutional, organizational, managerial forms to turn it into capital. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 9 3 4 the_majority_of_the_world_benefits_neither_from_capitalism_nor The majority of the world benefits neither from capitalism nor from democratic systems. Most of the globe experiences the state as repressive, as an organization that is concerned about denial of rights — about denial of justice, rather than provision of it. 2 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 10 3 4 when_i_joined_as_finance_minister_of_afghanistan_i_thought When I joined as finance minister [of Afghanistan], I thought that the chances of my living more than three years would not be more than five percent. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 11 3 4 when_i_went_back_to_afghanistan_after_23_years_space_had_expa When I went back to Afghanistan after 23 years, space had expanded. Every conceivable form of infrastructure had broken down. Travel between two cities that used to take three hours now took 12. 0 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 12 4 5 it_s_not_good_enough_for_us_to_have_generations_of_kids_that It’s not good enough for us to have generations of kids that … look forward to a better version of a cell phone with a video in it. They need to look forward to exploration. 7 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 13 5 6 cars_are_not_a_suit_of_clothes_cars_are_an_avatar_cars_are_a Cars are not a suit of clothes; cars are an avatar. Cars are an expansion of yourself: they take your thoughts, your ideas, your emotions, and they multiply it. 6 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 14 6 7 any_virus_that_s_been_sequenced_today_that_genome_can_be_mad Any virus that’s been sequenced today — that genome can be made. 2 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 15 12 13 it_s_possible_although_far_fetched_that_in_the_future_we_cou It’s possible, although far-fetched, that in the future we could think of cancer being used as a therapy. 4 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 16 13 14 for_me_every_day_is_a_new_thing_i_approach_each_project_with For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did, and I get the sweats, I go in and start working, I’m not sure where I’m going. 8 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 17 13 14 if_i_knew_where_i_was_going_i_wouldn_t_do_it_when_i_can_pred If I knew where I was going, I wouldn’t do it. When I can predict or plan it, I don’t do it. 4 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 18 14 15 imagine_spending_seven_years_at_mit_and_research_laboratories Imagine spending seven years at MIT and research laboratories, only to find out that you’re a performance artist. 5 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 19 16 17 women_tend_to_collect_more_pieces_of_data_when_they_think_p [Women] tend to collect more pieces of data when they think, put them into more complex patterns, see more options and outcomes. They tend to be contextual, holistic thinkers. 2 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-14 02:26:36 20 16 17 a_world_without_love_is_a_deadly_place A world without love is a deadly place. 149 2012-02-14 02:26:36 2012-02-22 18:56:46 20 1826