Kofi Annan Quotes

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.

There never can be equality of rewards or possessions so long as the human plan contains varied talents and differing degrees of industry and thrift, but ours ought to be a country free from the great blotches of distressed poverty.

My goal is to eradicate poverty. I think we can't have equality until we eradicate poverty.

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

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

Today the situation in India is such that we should make the poor strong so that they become partners in defeating poverty.

If we neglect or abandon those who are suffering in poverty ... not only are we depriving ourselves of potential opportunities for markets and economic growth, but ultimately that despair may turn to violence that turns on us.

Chile needs to unite behind the goals of reducing poverty and creating more equal opportunities so that everyone can benefit from what the country has to offer.

My development parameter is very simple. It is about how the poorest of the poor can benefit from development.

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

My only aim is the welfare of the poor of my country and the poor of states like Uttar Pradesh.

If the cause of poverty is marginalization, the cure is inclusion.

The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing. The biggest fight in my life is how to end poverty in my country.

Governance should be designed as an equalizer. Democrats are more inclined towards working families and those who are struggling for a better life.

Poverty is the frontier we have to be able to cross.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.

The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.

Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance.

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.

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

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

We are not Marxist or capitalist; we are for the poor people.