“The thing that was bad about colonialism, and the thing which is resid...” — Paul Romer Quote

“The thing that was bad about colonialism, and the thing which is residually bad in some of our aid programs, is that it involved elements of coercion and condescension.”

“Fracking is an amazing instance of discovery of many things that come together to make it much cheaper to extract oil and gas. In a world where burning oil and gas puts more and more carbon into the atmosphere, it's not actually the most important kind of innovation to have.”

“For a nation, the choices that determine whether income doubles in one generation or two dwarf all other economic policy concerns.”

“Taiwan gives a lot of foreign aid to Costa Rica, so it looks like they are basically buying the right to fish, even though it's not legal.”

“Legal aid is central to righting wrongs and rectifying injustice.”

“I looked at Willie Nelson and Farm Aid as a role model; they do it every year, and it draws people together, and drawing people together where they realize they're not alone, to me, is strategic in healing.”