Halima Aden Quotes

It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help.

We stand ready to work together, where possible, in helping rebuild not only homes and businesses, but most importantly, lives of those who so desperately need our help.

I think it's very difficult to make people care about natives in another country.

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

Canadians have been very generous toward Haiti after the earthquake and, thanks to you, our most vulnerable people have received food, drinkable water, shelter, medical care and education. For that, we are extremely grateful.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

We have a moral obligation to assist those fleeing religious persecution and to no longer turn a blind eye to the plight of our Christian brothers abroad.

Whenever there is an international crisis - an earthquake, a flood, a war - Americans provide more assistance than the people of any other nation.

I want to go around the world just helping people.

You try and help something, and later on it bites you, so it's a hard decision, but as a country, as a nation, people need our help.

I found incredible kindness, dignity and hospitality in both Iraq and Afghanistan - am only alive because of it - the most worthwhile lesson of a twenty month walk to these countries was a deepening appreciation of the kindness of strangers.

Canadians have much to be proud of and much to teach the world about compassion.

Our historical responsibility does not end at the Austrian or European border.

No one really disagrees that all of humanity has a responsibility to protect fellow citizens in a time of need.

I feel like the world would be a better place if more people experienced a little bit of someone else's experience.

You don't have to wait for a tragedy to occur to rush to help those in need.

We need to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians and accept our fair share of refugees.

It's actually more than 700 case studies that show that, especially in times of crisis, we show our best selves. And we get this explosion of altruism and cooperation. This happens again and again after natural disasters, after earthquakes and after floodings.

The political solutions to the refugee crisis may be complex, but that does not mean we should abandon our humanity. We should not close our hearts, retreat behind walls, real or imagined, or ignore the pressing moral imperative to provide assistance and sanctuary for some of the world's most desperate people.

My day goes by coordinating things like transport for migrant workers, taking government permissions, organizing food among other things. And I feel very happy and satisfied. If I was shooting, I wouldn't have had all the time in the world. Now, that I have all the time, it is important to give that to the needy.

From natural disasters to the refugee crises, the impact we can have as individuals might seem limited. But as many of our hosts know, sharing your home for even a few nights can make a tremendous difference in someone's life.

No nation helps more people around the globe. Our deep generosity is given so freely that it is simply expected, by others and by ourselves. From Ethiopia to Haiti to Japan where there is tragedy, famine or disaster, we lead the way with private and public help.

Even though some heartless North Korean, Korean-Chinese, and Chinese citizens have exploited vulnerable defectors for money, I witnessed many acts of kindness by the Chinese.

For those who are not hungry, it is easy to palaver about the degradation of charity.

Pity is not enough better than indifference to benefit materially either agent or recipient.