Yes, there is a crisis of hunger on the planet, but hunger…

Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy,

— Frances Moore Lappé

I had the realization that hunger is not caused by scarcity of food, it is caused by the production system and an absence of…

— Frances Moore Lappé

Chronic malnutrition, or the lack of proper nutrition over time directly contributes to three times as many child deaths as food scarcity. Yet surprisingly,…

— Cat Cora

“In the disturbances caused by scarcity of food, the mob goes in search of bread, and the means it employs is generally to wreck…

— José Ortega y Gasset

For the vast majority of world history, human life - both culture and biology - was shaped by scarcity. Food, clothing, shelter, tools, and…

— Martha Beck

That was interesting, to find that it wasn't hunger that caused children to become bullies on the street. The bulliness was already in the…

— Orson Scott Card

Rice, wheat and other grains can help to address protein-calorie under-nutrition. But only attention to horticulture, milk and eggs can help to overcome hidden…

— M. S. Swaminathan

“...The real cause of hunger is a scarcity of justice, not a scarcity of food. Enough grain is squandered every day in raising American…

— John Robbins

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all…

— Adam Brody

“Sometimes I think it's only post-scarcity that evil exists. Before that, it could always be put down to want or fear. It was possible…

— Kim Stanley Robinson

“For an example of how perception of a limited supply can increase sales, look no further than Amazon.com. My recent search for a DVD…

— Nir Eyal

“It is not in vain that the strategic criterion of placing only short runs on the market prevails in order simultaneously to create a…

— Enrique Badia

Capitalism has created a situation called scarcity. And that scarcity is not natural, it's socially induced. Along with that sense of scarcity, or feeling…

— Murray Bookchin

Why precisely do we want to change land ownership? The answer seems to me to be quite clear: to inhibit land speculation, to inhibit…

— E. F. Schumacher

There is a scarcity of friendship, but not of friends.

— Thomas Fuller