Peter Diamandis Quotes

A tin roof is one of the greatest indicators of prosperity in the developing world.

I have often said China is not lacking in material resources. The question is whether we can make full and good use of them.

If you want to help Africa, you should help them out of poverty, not try to build solar cells and windmills.

Let me first say that I don't think the millennium target of cutting global poverty in half is an impossible or abstract target. I think it is a real and achievable goal.

The term 'natural resources' confuses people. 'Natural resources' are not like a finite number of gifts under the Christmas tree. Nature is given, but resources are created.

But eventually it's a question of access: Getting access to fields is on top of the oil companies' agenda. We see a substantial build-up of supply occurring over the coming years.

Canada has great natural resources, and its people have the spirit and ability to develop them.

I have very large ideas about the mineral wealth of the nation. I believe it practically inexhaustible.

Energy is one of the worst bottlenecks in the development of industry and the national economy

Many of the problems of poverty and need are really problems of physical infrastructure: not enough hospitals, too few schools, insufficient roads, bridges, and a lack of tools. This is what makes traditional philanthropy so daunting. You could build a thousand new hospitals in some parts of the world and barely make a difference.

We should not be strangling ourselves economically by not utilizing the resources we have been given or by putting them off-limits.

The power and energy sectors are the biggest constituents of the infrastructure sector. If you ignore them, no development will happen.

The fact is the U.S. has enormous resource potential available to it.

For Modi, India offers a great opportunity for development with excellent natural and human resources.

I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.

Africa's mineral wealth is great; we should co-operate in its development.

India's sprawling subcontinent can never become a plus-size Singapore. But perhaps we can weave together an urban web that is the equivalent of a thousand Singapores.

Energy powers our economy, both literally and figuratively.

Infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth. It improves access to basic services such as clean water and electricity, creates jobs and boosts business.

Infrastructure development is a huge challenge for the people of Amethi.

Visit any of the fastest growing parts of the world and you will find investment in infrastructure.

We need a national focus on increasing the sustainable growth rate of our economy.

Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.

We always wanted to be a big infra player in India - in sectors such as energy, healthcare, education, locomotives, etc.