Ashraf Ghani Quotes

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

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

Preventing poverty beats curing it.

We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.

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

Poverty must be reduced not only for reasons of moral and justice, but also of security.

My mission is to eradicate poverty.

Poverty-fighting programs are not handouts - they are investments.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.

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 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.

Ridding the world of poverty is, of course, a fantasy.

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

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

Prohibiting Poverty

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

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

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

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

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped 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.

Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.