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"The world is beautiful, and I have traveled far in search of this beauty. But once in a while, we also need to be reminded of its ugliness — not to make our lives miserable but to make us more sensitive to the misery of others, and the lessons that this misery, past and present, can teach us."

"The world is not a checklist. You can spend your whole life in one country and not miss out on anything because there is so much richness wherever you are. You can also spend your whole life traveling the world and still miss out on something because there are way too many places to discover."

"We need to look beyond social media pages to appreciate where their humanity lies. The people you see on Facebook are almost always smiling. But bear in mind that they also cry."

"Poverty implicates a failure of the government to provide basic needs and opportunities, not a failure of people to work."