Sen, Amartya

"We must ask not just whether people are satisfied, but whether they have real reasons to be satisfied."

"The capability to reason about and participate in decisions is central to what makes us human."

"Economic development that ignores human capabilities is not real development."

"We live in multiple communities - local, national, and global - and our responsibilities span all of them."

"The right to freedom of expression is only meaningful if people have the capability to be heard."

"Poverty is multidimensional - it includes deprivation in health, education, and opportunity."

"We cannot separate individual well-being from social relationships and community."

"The aim of justice is not to make everyone identical, but to ensure everyone has the capabilities to flourish."

"Human beings are creative agents, not passive recipients of services or aid."

"We must engage in public reasoning about what justice requires in our circumstances."

"The capability to have meaningful work is fundamental to human dignity."

"Justice requires addressing not just poverty, but powerlessness and social exclusion."

"We are interdependent beings whose flourishing depends on the flourishing of others."

"The right to education is not just a means to employment - it is essential to human freedom."

"We must think about justice across generations, not just in the present."

"Economic policies should be evaluated by whether they expand or contract human capabilities."

"The capability to participate in cultural and intellectual life is as important as material well-being."

"We cannot understand inequality without understanding its multiple dimensions."

"Human development is ultimately about enabling people to lead lives they have reason to value."

"Justice requires both fair institutions and the actual empowerment of all people."

"We must ask what we owe to each other as members of human society."

"The capability to make informed choices about your own life is fundamental to freedom."

"Inequality that denies people equal capabilities is unjust even if it results from fair processes."

"We are social beings whose identities are formed through relationships and communities."

"The right to participate in science and technology is part of human development."

"Justice requires listening to the voices of those most affected by injustice."

"We must balance respect for individual freedom with concern for collective well-being."

"Human flourishing requires both material security and the capability to pursue meaningful goals."

"Justice is not a luxury - it is essential to human dignity and social stability."

"We are capable of reasoning together about what constitutes a good society."