Kate Raworth

"We have the power to change the system."

"The future is wide open. Let's design it together."

"Economic transformation is the most urgent task of our time."

"The doughnut economy is the economy of our dreams."

"We need to fall back in love with the Earth."

"The economy is not separate from society. It is society."

"Thriving within planetary boundaries is possible."

"The next economy will be regenerative or it will not be."

"The purpose of business is not to maximize profit, but to thrive within the living world."

"We need to move from thinking about the economy as a circular flow to understanding it as embedded within planetary boundaries."

"A safe and just space for humanity means meeting everyone's basic needs while respecting planetary limits."

"Doughnut economics is about creating abundance for all within the means of the living world."

"The 21st century challenge is to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet."

"Economic thinking has been trapped in a box of assumptions that no longer serve us."

"We must see the economy as embedded in society and nature, not the other way around."

"The doughnut shows us what we already know: we need to share the world's resources more fairly."

"Redistribution and regeneration are not radical ideas—they are essential for survival."

"Economic policy should aim at thriving, not just growing."

"The circular economy is not enough; we need to think about what the circle is for."

"Degrowth in wealthy nations is not about suffering; it's about flourishing."

"We've been taught to see nature as a resource to exploit, but we are part of nature."

"The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the earth, not the other way around."

"True wealth is having enough and sharing it fairly."

"Innovation happens when we reframe the question and reimagine what's possible."

"The most radical act in economics today is asking: what is the economy for?"

"We need to move from a mindset of extraction to a mindset of regeneration."

"Economic justice and environmental sustainability are not separate issues."

"The doughnut framework helps us see that meeting everyone's needs is both possible and necessary."

"Money is not wealth; it is a claim on wealth. Real wealth is the living world."

"We must learn to dance with the living world, not dominate it."