Kate Raworth

"The doughnut represents what we need to achieve: meeting human needs within planetary limits."

"Economics is not a law of nature - it's a human creation and can be reimagined."

"Abundance exists when everyone has enough, not when a few have everything."

"We've been taught that more is always better - but that's destroying us."

"The economy should serve life, not the other way around."

"Regenerative thinking asks: how do we give back more than we take?"

"Distribution is the secret that economists have been ignoring for too long."

"We need to move from taking to giving, from extracting to regenerating."

"The most important economic indicator is not GDP - it's wellbeing."

"In a thriving economy, no one is left behind and nothing is wasted."

"Power is not about having more - it's about creating conditions for everyone to thrive."

"The stories we tell about the economy shape the economies we create."

"We are living as if we have multiple planets - but we only have one."

"Kindness is not weakness in economics - it's the foundation of a just system."

"The purpose of the economy is not growth - it's thriving."

"We need to see the economy as a place to create social equity and environmental health."

"Interdependence is our superpower, not our weakness."

"The future is not predetermined - we can shape it with better economic design."

"Patience in building systems is not procrastination - it's wisdom."

"We must learn to measure what matters most, not just what's easy to measure."

"The economy is a means to an end - a good life for all, within planetary limits."

"Creativity is the skill we most need in economic transformation."

"We cannot solve problems with the same thinking that created them."

"The deepest form of resilience comes from recognizing our interdependence."

"An economy in balance is not stagnant - it's dynamic and evolving."

"We should love the world as fiercely as an economy of care requires."

"Time is the currency we're most wasteful with in extractive economies."

"Thriving requires both freedom and responsibility - not one without the other."

"The most profitable economy is not always the most just or sustainable one."

"We need the courage to imagine economics without growth obsession."