Population Quotes

1295 Population quotes by 931 unique authors

To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country, to enrich those dialects with terms of science borrowed from… — Thomas B. Macaulay
America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population,… — James Madison
The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice. — Thomas Malthus
Population, when unchecked, goes on doubling itself every 25 years or increases in a geometrical ratio. — Thomas Malthus
The constant effort towards population, which is found even in the most vicious societies, increases the number of people before the means of subsistence are… — Thomas Malthus
Being a white South African, I enjoyed the better things that that country gave to a small percentage of its population. — Dave Matthews
The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are… — David Miliband
Japan actually is an aging population, and so as the population has aged, they have had a lot more problems with health. — Shigeru Miyamoto
Bolivia's majority Indian population was always excluded, politically oppressed and culturally alienated. Our national wealth, our raw materials, was plundered. Indios were once treated like… — Evo Morales
New Orleans may well have been the most liberal Deep South city in 1954 because of its large Creole population, the influence of the French,… — Constance Baker Motley
One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian… — Barack Obama
People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active,… — Joel Osteen
1% of the population has all the money and the other 99% have nothing. — Ron Perlman
It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes… — Steven Pinker
I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions.… — Queen Rania of Jordan
We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office… — Charles Rangel
My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in the cities and small towns. They also play in Bombay,… — Satyajit Ray
My audience is the baby-boomers, the bulk of the population. This is also a group that is being ignored by most record companies because they're… — Helen Reddy
Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. — Chris Rock
By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns… — Kevin Rudd
As the president of Kosovo, I am more concerned about the current situation with the employment standing at around 70 % of the population, which… — Ibrahim Rugova
The Muslim population in India is, largely speaking, not radicalised. From the beginning, they were always very secular-minded. — Salman Rushdie
Close to a billion people - one-eighth of the world's population - still live in hunger. Each year 2 million children die through malnutrition. This… — Jonathan Sacks
Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today… — Jonathan Sacks
When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new… — Margaret Sanger

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