Famine Quotes

206 quotes by 177 authors

The view of the Earth from the Moon fascinated me -- a small disk, 240,000 miles away. . . . Raging nationalistic interests, famines, wars,… — Frank Borman
Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesnâ€™t ask the question:… — George R. R. Martin
He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks. — Douglas William Jerrold
I have heard of a man lost in the woods and dying of famine and exhaustion at the foot of a tree, whose loneliness was… — Henry David Thoreau
Want and wealth equally harden the human heart, as frost and fire are both alien to the human flesh. Famine and gluttony alike drive away… — Theodore Parker
In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a 'soft' issue, or a luxury… — Bo Lozoff
I wonder what sentences judges might hand down at future international criminal tribunals on those who will be partially but directly responsible for millions of… — Mark Lynas
There's so much more to tell about Africa than the usual stories about war, famine and disease. — Komla Dumor
No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a man's spirit until he breaks it himself by surrendering.… — Edgar S. Brightman
The foes now are universal - poverty, famine, religious radicalization, desertification, drugs, proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological devastation. They threaten all nations, just as science… — Shimon Peres
For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has warned us of… — Ezra Taft Benson
For years we have been counseled to have on hand a year's supply of food. Yet there are some today who will not start storing… — Ezra Taft Benson
I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself) what do they feel when they… — Mother Teresa
While I was writing Wild Swans I thought the famine was the result of economic mismanagement but during the research I realised that it was… — Jung Chang
Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will be solved by… — Robert McNamara
Man must learn to rely upon himself. Reading bibles will not protect him from the blasts of winter, but houses, fires. and clothing will. To… — Robert Green Ingersoll
The experience of Somalia shows that famine in the late 20th century is not a consequence of a shortage of food. On the contrary, famines… — Michel Chossudovsky
These often unsung heroes understand...that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. Individuals ...are taking on these… — Kofi Annan
Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round… — Martin Parr
When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong. — Joel Osteen

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