Jim Yong Kim Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“In my own view, the life expectancy of Native Americans in the United States is one of the really great moral crises that we face.”

“The relationship between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala fundamentally changes with meditation.”

“Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws that prevent productive people from fully participating in the workforce, economies suffer.”

“My father came by himself across the North Korean border when he was seventeen. And hasn't seen his brothers or sisters or parents since then. And he died some time ago, but never saw any of his relatives. My mother was a refugee in war-torn Korea.”

“Haiti's economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians.”

“I've spent my entire life working to invest in human beings and human communities, to help them move down the path of economic development.”

“Many people could benefit from meditation.”

“If I care about poverty, I have to care a lot about investments in the private sector. The private sector creates the vast majority of jobs in the world, and social protection only goes so far.”

“Look at the problem of drug-resistant TB in the world. Look at HIV in the world. What's going to be required for everybody in the long run is the ability to do complex health interventions in poor settings.”

“One of the things I had to really work on is, when you're the leader of an organization, people look at the expression on your face. Your mood has a lot to do with how people think the whole organization is doing.”