Edward de Bono Quotes

People don't need to become more aware of poverty - they need to know how to end it.

We all have the chance to create a world where extreme poverty is the exception rather than the rule.

For the first time in human history, society has the capacity, the knowledge and the resources to eradicate poverty

Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.

I would like to solemnly reaffirm, that poverty is not a fatality.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

For the first time in our history it is possible to conquer poverty.

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty.

If you think creating a world without any poverty is impossible, let's do it. Because it is the right thing to do.

You can't tackle climate change until you tackle poverty.

...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.

I want to eradicate poverty. I think that there's a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.

We will not rest until this war [on poverty] is won.

Th direct elimination of elimination of poverty should be the objective of all development aid. Development should be viewed as a human rights issue, not as a question of simply increasing the gross national product (GNP).

Can we not wage a war and emerge victorious against poverty. Let us defeat poverty.

If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as well as individual volunteers.

It's quite possible to arrive in the year 2030 where people are no longer dying of poverty. We could actually help lead a global end-not a reduction, but an end-to absolute poverty...I have always found that a committed, powerful group of leaders, can make a huge difference.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

This is the first generation in all of recorded history that can do something about the scourge of poverty. We have the means to do it. We can banish hunger from the face of the earth.

The final conquest of poverty is within our grasp.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development.

The poorhouse is vanishing from among us.... We ... today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.... We shall soon ... be in sight of the day when poverty will be banished from this nation.

Destroy poverty, that source of crime, by assuring to each the satisfaction of all needs! And how difficult is this to achieve?

Prohibiting Poverty