Best Haiti Quotations
124 Haiti quotes by 61 unique authors
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Haiti is always talking about decentralization and nothing has been so obvious, perhaps a weakness, as the centralized nature of Haitian society as being revealed…
— Paul Farmer
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If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should…
— Paul Farmer
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Since I do not believe that there should be different recommendations for people living in the Bronx and people living in Manhattan, I am uncomfortable…
— Paul Farmer
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Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of fitted…
— Wyclef Jean
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Whenever an earthquake or tsunami takes thousands of innocent lives, a shocked world talks of little else. I'll never forget the wrenching days I spent…
— Anne M. Mulcahy
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Haiti is in desperate poverty.
— Pat Robertson
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Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French...…
— Pat Robertson
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The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico, Haiti or Canada, there…
— Al Sharpton
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I actually happened to be in Haiti right before the earthquake in 2010. I was there already with the organization I work with now, Artists…
— Olivia Wilde
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In my work in Haiti, I've seen the hugely positive effects that happen when people come together to build something in the middle of the…
— Olivia Wilde
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Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.
— Helen Fisher
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The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the…
— Malcolm X
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For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as 'environmental determinism,' the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental…
— Jared Diamond
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Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is…
— Noah Munck
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I feel I should do everything I can to make a difference in Haiti. My main goal to help the people of Haiti is to…
— Noah Munck
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I have a huge heart for Haiti and will tell the world how we can help!
— Noah Munck
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I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.
— Henry Rollins
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The people in the United States are some of the most generous people in the world. We saw it in Haiti. We saw it with…
— Ertharin Cousin
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The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.
— Bill Gates
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Haiti should remind us all that there is an immediate need to invest in and promote long-term development projects that are sustainable, scalable, and proven…
— Bill Gates
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The work that Partners in Health do in Haiti benefits the whole world.
— Win Butler
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In February 2004, the two traditional torturers of Haiti - France and the United States - combined to back a military coup and send President…
— Noam Chomsky
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By most accounts, Aristide is the most popular figure in Haiti.
— Noam Chomsky
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When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, I was on vacation in the Cayman Islands.
— Jose Andres Puerta
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An earthquake strikes Haiti, and care packages from America are among the first to arrive - and not far behind are former Presidents Clinton and…
— Mitt Romney
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