Most people only see Africa in terms of poverty and war, famine and disease. — Samuel Eto'o Copy Share Image
I appreciate the potato only as a protection against famine, except for that, I know of nothing more eminently tasteless. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Copy Share Image
Stupas protect beings from 5 major disasters: war, epidemic diseases, famine, pollution, n poverty. — Akong Rinpoche Copy Share Image
“There's magic in her bones. How can a witchcraft taste so holy at midnight!” — Malak El Siblani Copy Share Image
Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“We Irish know how to make the most of the times of plenty, for sure enough they'll be famine again.” — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
The only legitimate excuse you could have for having a baby in those dire, war torn, famine struck conditions - would be… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image
For this, deep waters whelm the fruitful lea, Wars ravage, famine wastes, plague withers, nor Shall cease till men have chosen the… — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
One must take draconian measures of demographic reduction against the will of the populations. Reducing the birth rate has proved to be… — Robert McNamara Copy Share Image
No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a man's spirit until he breaks it… — Edgar S. Brightman Copy Share Image
Throughout most of our history, nothing - not flood, famine, plague, or new weapons - has endangered humanity one-tenth as much as… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will… — Robert McNamara Copy Share Image
“So what happens if you restrict your cholesterol intake, as so many people do today? The body sends out an alarm that… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“I tried to find a word for it in my thesaurus, but there isn't one. At least, not one that doesn't belittle… — Bennett Madison Copy Share Image
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
As soon as Mr. Roosevelt took office, the Federal Reserve began to buy government securities at the rate of ten million dollars… — Eustace Mullins Copy Share Image
By an increase in anger, warfare arises. By an increase of greed, famine arises. By an increase of stupidity, pestilence arises. Because… — Nichiren Copy Share Image
Four hundred top-decision makers listed the myriad looming threats to global security, including famine, terrorism, inequality, disease, poverty and climate change. Yet… — Margaret Catley-Carlson Copy Share Image
I've been to Africa many times in the past 20 years, but I can't believe this is the first time since the… — Lenny Henry Copy Share Image
Sure must be a great consolation to the poor people who lost their stock in the late crash to know that it… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The redundant population, necessarily occasioned by the prevalence of early marriages, must be repressed by occasional famines, and by the custom of… — Thomas Malthus Copy Share Image
Global warming is a justice issue. It's a justice issue because global warming is theft - theft from our own children and… — Fred Small Copy Share Image
Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Were a stranger to drop on a sudden into this world, I would show him, as a specimen of its ills, a… — David Hume Copy Share Image
“A local phrase book, entitled Speak in Korean , has the following handy expressions. In the section 'On the Way to the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I remain convinced that for Stalin to have complete centralized power in his hands, he found it necessary to physically destroy the… — James Mace Copy Share Image
“Before answering this question, we need to say a few more words about famine, plague and war. The claim that we are… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“True the greater part of the Irish people was close to starvation. The numbers of weakened people dying from disease were rising.… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
Americans are wonderfully courteous to strangers, yet indiscriminately shoot kids in schools. They believe they are masters of the world, yet know… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
A few years ago the Deists denied the inspiration of the Bible on account of its cruelty. At the same time they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image