Provoking Quotes

443 Provoking quotes by 302 unique authors

I don't want anyone to appreciate the light or the palette of tones. I want my pictures to inform, to provoke discussion - and to… — Sebastiao Salgado
But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the viewer… — Sam Abell
Whenever a single definite object is made the supreme end of the State, be it the advantage of a class, the safety of the power… — Lord Acton
Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity. — Amartya Sen
We have the knowledge, resources, and capabilities to make global capitalism work in a more inclusive and socially responsible manner while retaining - indeed enhancing… — John Dunning
One should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry — Pope Pius XI
Man was not made for the service of economies; economies were made to serve mankind; and men and women were made - so we believe… — Jonathan Sacks
The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be. — Charles Handy
Economics is (now) about emotion and psychology. — Robert J. Shiller
Business is the most powerful institution on earth today. It is more powerful than politics. Business serves us very well in some ways, but it… — Michael Rennie
Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour… — Amartya Sen
We are in the presence of a new organization of society. Our life has broken away from the past. — Woodrow Wilson
There is an alternative to terror. It is called, in the political order, democracy. In the economic order, it is called the dynamic enterprise economy.… — Michael Novak
Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private… — Kofi Annan
When you get a mobile phone it is almost like having a card to get you out of poverty in a couple of years. — Muhammad Yunus
Values cannot be speedily forgotten if it is inconvenient or commercially expedient. Values have to have meaning and longevity; otherwise they are valueless. You cannot… — Richard Branson
I believe that companies, doing business in a responsible and sustainable way, can help raise the quality of life and standards of living in some… — Unknown Author
NGOs are now turning to market forces as a catalyst for change — Claude Martin
Governments must take on the central role of creating an investment climate across Africa that supports enterprise and the role of the private sector and… — Jeroen van der Veer
The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa. — Paul Boateng
It would appear that, on the level of individual nations and of international relations, the free market is the most efficient instrument for utilizing resources… — Pope John Paul II
I think that because this is a moral universe, then right will prevail, goodness will prevail, compassion will prevail, laughter will prevail, love, caring, sharing… — Desmond Tutu
Civil society rests on moral relationships. They are covenantal rather than contractual. They are brought about not by governments but by us a husbands and… — Jonathan Sacks
Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free. — Nelson Mandela
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At a… — Kofi Annan

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