Cyril Ramaphosa Quotes

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.

Bend everything toward improving the standard of living of the people.

The social goals are the most difficult to achieve in the development of any country.

My main aim is poverty reduction in the state.

We have proven that you can actually move strong, progressive policies, grow the economy, and improve the human condition.

We need to build an Argentina with zero poverty.

No circumstance would prevent over-population so effectually as a general raising of the customary standard of comfort among the poorer classes. If they had accustomed themselves to a more comfortable style of living, they would use every effort not again to sink below it.

Development must be such that it positively transforms the lives of the common people.

The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.

By 2030, just a small percentage of the global population will live in poverty.

There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do in the process of reforming the political economy and improving the quality of life of our people and communities.

I'm pleased that some economists and sociologists are beginning to talk about, for example, alternative measures of human well-being - alternative, that is, to GDP, on which the world runs.

Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.

When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing then you can show a great deal more of how people are living and a very great percentage of our people today.

Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards.

It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of countries, for bringing to people essential goods and services, such as water to drink and facilities for healthcare.

Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

Ultimately, stable growth will ensure that urban and rural incomes increase and people's lives improve.

A lot of people say that India has been held back by its democracy. But let's remember that, despite being a poor country, India's democracy meant that its government never let millions of people starve.

Turkey is a model of economic and social development, especially in terms of human resources and regional cooperation.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

When I took office, Liberia began to recover from years of neglect. Our people have brought clean water into the heart of Monrovia to children who have never known water from a tap. Efforts are underway to expand water projects as much as possible throughout the country.

An overall trend of political moderation in Latin America makes for far less interesting headlines, but it also makes for far better lives for our people.

In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.

With fewer resources to share around more people, how can the poor have improved lifestyles?