George C. Marshall Quotes

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

We are living in the 21st century, and children are dying of hunger, so how do we fight it?

America has a critical place to play in the end of extreme poverty.

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.

I was deeply concerned then, and have become more concerned since, that unless we can deal with the questions of development and the questions of poverty, there's no way that we're going to have a peaceful world for our children.

The world is at a crossroads. Our generation may be the first in history with the knowledge, tools and resources to truly turn back the rising tide of hunger and misery.

We must focus on our biggest enemy, poverty. There is no single-state solution to it, and that is a noble goal.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world.

I think people are hungry for new ideas and leadership in the world of poverty alleviation. Most development programs are started and led by people with Ph.Ds in economics or policy. Samasource is part of a cadre of younger organizations headed by entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds.

We can't end poverty if we fail to save the lives of our world's mothers.

I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peace.

I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture.

The new millennium began with a great global dream. World leaders gathered at the United Nations in 2000 and adopted, among others, a historic goal to reduce poverty by half by 2015. Never in human history had such a bold goal been adopted by the entire world in one voice, one that specified time and size.

Business is one of the most powerful institutions on Earth for creating wealth and opportunity and helping to lift people out of poverty. When you think about it that way, then business is not separate from development policy.

This is my first visit to Africa, a region where President Bush has voiced a deep passion for fostering and encouraging economic development, investment and trade.

The best way to perpetuate poverty is by spending on arms and military, and the best way to fight terrorism is by fighting the basic needs of humanity, because hunger and poverty perpetuate crime.

I've spent my entire life working to invest in human beings and human communities, to help them move down the path of economic development.

If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.

Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.

For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of course, some important progress has been made and millions of lives have been saved, but millions more could be saved.

I am bullish on the global development. I am bullish on billions of people getting out of poverty.

Global poverty is falling faster today than at any time in human history.

... advancing against disease, hunger and poverty ... are ... the moral purpose of American influence.

In the developing countries the United Nations doesn't mean frustration, confrontation or condemnation. It means environmental sanitation, agricultural production, telecommunications, the fight against illiteracy, the great struggle against poverty ignorance and disease.