--- title: "4 Isolation Quotes By Ban Ki-moon" description: "4 Isolation quotes by Ban Ki-moon. Plus more from Ban Ki-moon and more Isolation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/ban-ki-moon-1778_climate_now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-connect-th_707204.png" --- > [Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. These issues cannot be addressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-connect-the-dots-between-climate/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/ban-ki-moon-1778_climate_now-more-than-ever-we-need-to-connect-th_707204.png) > [Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/nuclear-tests-poison-the-environment-and-they-also-poison-the/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/ban-ki-moon-1778_also_nuclear-tests-poison-the-environment-and_1444498.png) > [Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/border-strengthening-is-effective-but-not-if-done-in-isolation-we/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/ban-ki-moon-1778_also_border-strengthening-is-effective-but-no_1833246.png) > [Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women's empowerment - these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/climate-change-demographics-water-food-energy-global-health-women-s/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/ban-ki-moon-1778_change_climate-change-demographics-water-food-e_2951158.png) ## Other authors on Isolation - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jiddu-krishnamurti-49572.jpg) Jiddu Krishnamurti 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/jiddu-krishnamurti/) - [Fyodor Dostoyevsky 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/fyodor-dostoyevsky/) - [Anne Clendening 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/anne-clendening/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-fowles-51397.jpg) John Fowles 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/john-fowles/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/haruki-murakami/) - [Fyodor Dostoevsky 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/fyodor-dostoevsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-brown-26147.jpg) Dan Brown 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/dan-brown/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/anne-lamott/) ## More by Ban Ki-moon > [Planet Earth is our shared island, let us join forces to protect it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/planet-earth-is-our-shared-island-let-us-join-forces-to-protect-it/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [My observation is China is thinking more as a global player than regionally, in both politics and economics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/my-observation-is-china-is-thinking-more-as-a-global-player-than/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/with-her-courage-and-determination-malala-has-shown-what-terrorists/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/i-have-been-and-will-remain-outspoken-in-my-insistence-that-israel/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Building sustainable cities - and a sustainable future - will need open dialogue among all branches of national, regional and local government. And it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/building-sustainable-cities-and-a-sustainable-future-will-need-open/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [We must follow the wisdom of the Brundtland Report. We must pursue development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/we-must-follow-the-wisdom-of-the-brundtland-report-we-must-pursue/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/we-have-reached-a-new-milestone-as-a-human-family-with-seven-billion/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Grave security concerns can arise as a result of demographic trends, chronic poverty, economic inequality, environmental degradation, pandemic diseases, organized crime, repressive governance and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/grave-security-concerns-can-arise-as-a-result-of-demographic-trends/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/some-might-complain-that-nuclear-disarmament-is-little-more-than-a/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [On this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all men, women and children. And let us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/on-this-international-day-for-the-abolition-of-slavery-let-us/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [I believe that the topic of chemical weapons is critically important for international peace and security, and I take note of the ongoing debate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/i-believe-that-the-topic-of-chemical-weapons-is-critically-important/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/achieving-gender-equality-requires-the-engagement-of-women-and-men/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Three decades into this crisis, let us set our sights on achieving the "three zeros" zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/three-decades-into-this-crisis-let-us-set-our-sights-on-achieving-the/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [Businesses succeed when societies themselves succeed. When countries are affected by violence and the absence of the rule of law, business can and must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/businesses-succeed-when-societies-themselves-succeed-when-countries/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) > [New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-ki-moon/new-york-is-one-of-the-greatest-cities-in-the-world-it-is-a-fitting/) [Ban Ki-moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-ki-moon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/isolation/ban-ki-moon/#itemlist", "name": "4 Isolation Quotes By Ban Ki-moon", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now, more than ever, we need to connect the dots between climate, poverty, energy, food and water. 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