Bill Gates Quotes

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

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

Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.

Trickle-down theories do not address the legitimate aspirations of the poor. We must lift those at the bottom so that poverty is erased from the dictionary of modern India.

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

Prohibiting Poverty

We used to wage war on poverty—not poor people.

Irrespective of economic theories, we will take decisions in the larger interest of the poor people.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

Diamonds are a key component in the campaign to make poverty history.

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.

Economic success without accountability and social inclusion is not sustainable, and new governments often must face tough choices in order to protect the poor and vulnerable.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

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

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.

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.

We have got to put a human face on the global economy.

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

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

Our government has been pro-poor, progressive, and people-oriented.

Well-designed subsidies help the poor make the best of whatever opportunities they have; poorly designed ones either do very little or actually make things worse for them.

It is our sacred obligation to eliminate the curse of poverty in the shortest possible time. This is non-negotiable for the Republic.

My Government has provided equitable access to benefits and facilities of its schemes for the poor people; of all religions and all regions, and has, thus, earned the trust of the people of the country.

Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality.

Can we not wage a war and emerge victorious against poverty. Let us defeat poverty.