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I underestimated the low level of capacity. I also underestimated the cultural roots of corruption. ”
To address our current food system problems, I propose a series of local, regional, national and global conversations - starting around the dinner table - to rethink the food we produce, buy and eat. ”
As an anti-hunger advocate, I found the perplexity of the obesity problem and the hunger problem existing side-by-side in our increasingly global food system begged further investigation. ”
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. ”
Who is Antonio Weiss? He's the head of global investment banking for the financial giant Lazard. ”
To be an effective leader and make sound decisions, you must be able to gather data by seeking out diverse perspectives and be willing to consider points of view other than your own. ”
We are making gods out of global celebrities. ”
Books give not wisdom where none was before. But where some is, there reading makes it more. ”
And we have a little herb garden, which survived the winter thanks to global warming. It makes me feel like a cool, old Italian housewife, that I kept my rosemary alive outside all winter. ”
Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps. ”