Amartya Sen Quotes

Let me put it this way: when I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my home town was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Sometimes very small investments can release enormous, infinite potential that exists in all of us.

A true knowledge of ourselves is knowledge of our power.

The very first instrument for the improvement of the condition of men is knowledge.

I'm a sucker when it comes to under-explored human potential and 'stuff that makes you be better.'

My mom was big on education, big on reading, so she was always pushing books on me: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X,' like, 'Read these books.' And it was like, man, I'm learning stuff that I just can't get anywhere else.

Second only to freedom, learning is the most precious option on earth.

Dare to be what your best self knows you ought to be; dare to be a bigger human being than you have ever been.

We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves.

I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.

The tools which would teach men their own use would be beyond price.

It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier.

Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.

I even move out onto the front porch and see my own limited view of the world. I want to take that world, and for the first time ever, I feel like I can do it. I’ve survived everything I’ve had to so far. I’m still standing here.

You are the world. When you transform yourself, the world you live in will also be transformed.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

Education enables people and societies to be what they can be.

You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is.

The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening.

Education and democracy have the same goal: the fullest possible development of human capabilities.

Awareness is empowering.

A man without education is an incomplete being.

It's not enough to keep people in a static condition. We've got to give them lift.