Rajiv Gandhi Quotes

There should be whole-hearted, full commitment to remove poverty - only we are doing it.

My mission is to eradicate poverty.

We know we cannot achieve our twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity without ending poverty and creating equality for women and girls.

The unique instrument to eradicate poverty and usher in prosperity is our youth.

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

The best social programs we've had in this country are those that have united the middle class and the poor.

When the object is to raise the permanent condition of a people, small means do not merely produce small effects; they produce no effect at all.

Destroy poverty, that source of crime, by assuring to each the satisfaction of all needs! And how difficult is this to achieve?

We will not rest until this war [on poverty] is won.

As a global society, we have the technology, resources and the know-how to make a massive difference to living standards everywhere, including for refugees.

Ultimately, Communism must be defeated by progressive political programs which wipe out the poverty, misery, and discontent on which it thrives.

The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development.

The UPA's strategy of 'inclusive growth' remains the foundational pillar of economically, politically, and socially sustainable development.

I was never supposed to be a businessman. I was going to change the world. I was going to go back to Latin America and work on agrarian reform and equalize the differences between rich and poor.

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

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality

Food sovereignty... is most of all characterized by it’s conversations around how to end hunger and poverty.

I've often said that far more sensible than a 'make poverty history' campaign would be a 'make wealth history' campaign. It is, after all, the wealthy people who do all the damage. The less money you earn, the fewer resources you use up.

Making sure that mothers are educated means we can lift more people out of poverty and build a more inclusive and sustainable society.

With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and instead give future generations the opportunities they need to rise to their fullest potential.

My long struggles as a soldier of the Chinese Revolution have forced me to realize the necessity of facing hard facts. There will be neither peace, nor hope, nor future for any of us unless we honestly aim at political, social and economic justice for all peoples of the world, great and small.

Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.

I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

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.