Winnie Byanyima Quotes

Eliminating global poverty will need the talent and potential of all, not just half the population.

When governance improves, there will be less have-nots and more haves.

We can and will make Chicago a place where your ZIP code doesn't determine your destiny.

Growing economies are critical; we will never be able to end poverty unless economies are growing. We also need to find ways of growing economies so that the growth creates good jobs, especially for young people, especially for women, especially for the poorest who have been excluded from the economic system.

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.

I am a social democrat - I believe in pursuing greater equality and tackling social justice - but... you can't do that unless you have got a strong economy, unless you have got a vibrant business base earning the wealth that makes that possible.

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

No country now in transition will be able to accommodate demands for either economic security or social justice anytime soon.

We know that over a billion people live in poverty around the world, and most of them are women and girls. If we can improve their lives, that has a positive effect on their communities, on their families, on their countries.

We need to invest in healthcare, in education, in the sciences. And in so doing, we will tackle one of the most intractable problems we face, which is gross wealth inequality. We can't fight climate change without dealing with inequality in our countries and between our countries.

A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality.

Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people.

Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality.

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

Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.

The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom.

Economic growth is the key. Economic growth is the key to everything. But once you have economic growth, it is important that we reach out to people who live in the shadows, the people who don't seem to ever think that they get a fair deal.

I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.

My dad's main client was the World Bank, and he spent most of his time traveling to Third World countries. His particular interest lay in the eradication of poverty through development and business.

It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.

I do not believe in widening the income gap between rich and poor, and my life's work in the inner city of Detroit demonstrates that far more than any sound bite.

Economic growth doesn't mean anything if it leaves people out.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

One of the fundamental questions of today's world is undoubtedly the question of equitable globalisation.

We know we cannot achieve our twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity without ending poverty and creating equality for women and girls.