Monica Potter Quotes

Hunger in America is an American problem. The hunger of one should be the concern of all. Especially the hunger of children - our children.

In this country that grows more food than any other nation on this earth, it is unthinkable that any child should go hungry.

One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America.

Being a mom, I am even more inspired to really help make a difference. I can't imagine what it would be like if my child didn't have a meal to eat.

Being a mom, I can't imagine my child not having a meal. That's hard to digest.

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

Walmart is committed to fighting hunger in America every day.

Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.

As a chef, I had started working with groups like Share Our Strength and various local food banks in New York, raising money for hunger-related issues. And not only me, but the entire restaurant industry has been very focused on this issue.

Hungry children should be fed whether they are Black Panthers or White Republicans

We don't need to cure hunger - we know how to solve hunger - it's food, it's nutrition, and it's really a question of access.

As a chef, a mom, and a member of Team No Kid Hungry, I believe that every child deserves three meals a day, every day.

The fact is, even one Maine kid going hungry is one kid too many.

To think that one child would go to bed hungry somewhere in this country is heartbreaking... to know how many do is virtually incomprehensible. This is not only a problem that exists in the far reaches of the globe. It happens right here in our own backyard. Together, as concerned citizens, we must do more to make sure every child's needs are met.

I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it's my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in America, the most bountiful country in the world. We can do better...we must!

Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.

It's interesting - the greatest country in the world, we shouldn't have people starving. We shouldn't have young people not getting something to eat.

Food insecurity is not remotely the same as hunger.

Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.

This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that everyone should have. It just is.

When we say, 'We are starving,' we have to remember that there are people who are literally starving. If everyone fed one person, one meal, we could make a huge difference.

We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.

We can all get behind feeding the poorest kids in school, right?

Food is such a basic need, and it is unfathomable to me that people still do not have adequate access.

I write cheap recipes for struggling families and single people, and have donated 800 copies of my newest cookery book to food banks and other good causes.