Abdullah II of Jordan Quotes

I do not doubt that services like social games and coupons bring delight to people's lives, and I mean no disrespect to the hard work that has made them possible. But in the face of threats to humanity's future on the one hand and the extraordinary potential of mankind on the other, at some point we must ask: are we capable of more?

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

Jamaica has problems; America has problems; everywhere has problems.

The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities.

We see that in the top problems in the world between haves and have-nots, generally we find that the root cause is education.

The belief that the world is getting worse, that we can't solve extreme poverty and disease, isn't just mistaken. It is harmful.

The crisis that the world finds itself in as it swings on the hinge of a new millennium is located in something deeper than particular ways of organizing political systems and economies.

You look at the large problems that we face - that would be overpopulation, water shortages, global warming and AIDS, I suppose - all of that needs international cooperation to be solved.

What too few people mention when discussing crime is the degree to which concentrated poverty, hopelessness and despair are the chambermaids of violence and incivility.

I may not remember the name of a book's author, but let it be clear, what I will not forget is the violence, the poverty and the desperation that Mexico is living through.

There are some problems on this planet that seem to be intractable.

'Death at an Early Age' was about racial segregation in Boston. 'Illiterate America' was about grownups who can't read. 'Rachel and Her Children' was about people who were homeless in the middle of Manhattan.

I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.

Our age gives the more receptive among the young such a sense of social responsibility that one is inclined at times to fear that social interests may encroach upon individual development, that a knowledge of all the ills affecting the community may act as too powerful a damper on the joys of youth.

The poor are discussed as this homogeneous mash, like porridge. The idea that they might be individuals, and be where they are for very different, diverse reasons, again seems to escape some people.

It's interesting to take a look at people who deal with prejudice on a daily basis - it's been a real eye opener for me.

I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society.

Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

Ignorance, filth, and poverty are the missionaries of crime.

How can you worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?

It's hard for people who have never faced hunger or illiteracy to understand how crucial they are to the majority of mankind.

The depression in the business world is reaching its height. Unemployment is increasing daily. The family is breaking up. Starving people fill the streets…. This is the responsibility of statesmen who govern under the auspices of the Emperor’s will. To ignore this situation is to ignore the Emperor’s will.

Trade, in and of itself, is not going to solve all the world’s evils.

While there is a lower class, I am in it. While there is a criminal element, I am of it. And while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

We spend a billion dollars a day in Iraq and we can’t have health insurance for 46 million Americans. It is the fracturing of America’s humanity.