Development Quotes

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Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development. — Kevin Rudd
A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the United States...De-development means bringing our economic system… — John Holdren
I believe that it is essential to our leadership in the world and to the development of true democracy in our country to have no… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Peace, development and human rights are essentially inter-related, inter-dependent and indivisible. — Theo van Boven
For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but also by denial… — Kofi Annan
What we want to see is the development of human rights and greater democracy, not just because it is our system but because we think… — Tony Blair
We must understand the role of human rights as empowering of individuals and communities. By protecting these rights, we can help prevent the many conflicts… — Mary Robinson
We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights. — Kofi Annan
The MDGs have been useful in moving human rights and development discourse together and in highlighting the need for greater accountability at all levels. — Mary Robinson
From the Balkans to Africa, from Asia to the Middle East, we have witnessed the weakening or absence of effective governance leading to the ravaging… — Ban Ki-moon
The old rules may say we can't protect our environment and promote economic growth at the same time, but in America, we've always used new… — Barack Obama
One can see from space how the human race has changed the Earth. Nearly all of the available land has been cleared of forest and… — Stephen Hawking
Climate change policies cannot be the frosting on the cake of development; they must be baked into the recipe of growth and social development. — Robert Zoellick
[The original development of the Spinning Mule was a] continual endeavour to realise a more perfect principle of spinning; and though often baffled, I as… — Samuel Crompton
The laws of Coexistence;-the adaptation of structure to function; and to a certain extent the elucidation of natural affinities may be legitimately founded upon the… — Richard Owen
...the world needs to face up to the challenge of climate change, and to do so now. It is clear that climate change poses an… — Gordon Brown
When my parents were growing up the world's population was under three billion. During my children's lifetime, it is likely to exceed nine billion. You… — Tony Blair
Inventions reached their limit long ago, and I see no hope for further development. — Frontinus
The purpose of affirmative action is to give our nation a way to finally address the systemic exclusion of individuals of talent on the basis… — William J. Clinton
We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world. — Lal Bahadur Shastri

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