Ian Goldin

Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.

I've always been torn between the pure and the social sciences.

People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.

Since the days of Greece and Rome, when the word 'citizen' was a title of honor, we have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities.

I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.