Grayson Allen Quotes

We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people.

In a country with an overabundance of food, no one should go hungry because of a lack of funds or technical and professional knowledge. We have the food, and we have the networks; we now need to support the providers.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

Food insecurity is not remotely the same as hunger.

As a chef, I always have in mind how to properly feed the public, but at times it's easy to forget that some people have trouble even getting any food, much less adequate nutrition.

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.

I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult.

We talk about, you know, diet and that we shouldn't give our kids big things and obesity and fast food. Well, you know there are people who don't have that problem because they're not getting any food! We have so many deep problems and issues facing humanity.

The lack of access to proper nutrition is not only fueling obesity, it is leading to food insecurity and hunger among our children.

A safe, affordable and plentiful supply of food is a national security issue.

The focus of Congress is on keeping the nation secure - and it doesn't see that food security is an essential part of that responsibility. Instead of putting more food on the tables of America, they are busy finding ways to take it away.

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

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.

Hunger has no ideology. It does not respond to party or to rant. Hunger, in short, is not a red state/blue state problem.

When there is enough food to feed everyone, why are 870 million people going hungry? We must learn to share what we have; no one race or nation has a greater right to life than another.

Food security is a global problem, with real and immediate effects on national security.

America's dumpsters should not be better fed than its people.

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

I hate it when people throw away food - I've seen too many hungry people.

People are hungry not because there aren't enough farmers or food, but because they don't have access to it or can't afford it.

The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?

The reasons for food insecurity are many and varied. But part of the problem is the global farming systems.

I believe that one of the saddest things in the world today is that some people don't have enough food to nourish themselves. It's the 21st century and that's really not acceptable, so if I could do something that would change that I would be really happy.

The right use of food can end hunger.

There are 38,000 people dying of hunger each day and most are children. And, being a celebrity, I communicate about it as much as I can.