Wisdom Quotes

"The body keeps the score, and that score is written in language we are only beginning to read."

"We are drowning in information and starving for wisdom; this is the crisis of our time."

"The capability approach focuses on what people are able to do and be, not just what they have."

"Rationality is not just about logic - it involves valuing things that matter to us."

"We must distinguish between achieved functionings and capabilities to achieve functionings."

"Public reasoning is essential for understanding what justice demands."

"Diversity in human values is something to celebrate, not suppress."

"Reason is not opposed to emotion - emotions are central to rational decision-making."

"The capability approach recognizes that people value different things - and that is legitimate."

"We must listen to what people say about their own lives and aspirations."

"We cannot reduce human value to economic metrics."

"We should care about both the processes by which people make choices and the actual outcomes."

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

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

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

"We must learn to see the world from perspectives different from our own to truly understand it."

"Privilege is invisible to those who have it; awareness requires effort and humility."

"The disabled experience offers insights about human interdependence we often ignore."

"Judgment without understanding perpetuates cycles of harm."

"People are not always rational. We make systematic mistakes."

"People tend to be overconfident in their own abilities."

"Sunk costs should not influence future decisions, yet they always do."

"Rationality is not about being emotionless, but about making sensible choices."

"We are terrible at predicting what will make us happy."

"Context changes everything about how we make decisions."

"Understanding human behavior requires humility about our limitations."

"Simple interventions often outperform complex ones."

"We must design systems for humans as they are, not as we wish they were."

"Money is important, but not the only thing people care about."

"Better choice architecture is an investment in human welfare."