"The notion of the world as a village…" — James Wolfensohn
"The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality."
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15 Quotes by James Wolfensohn
James Wolfensohn has 15 quotes on this site.
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The future is in our hands. We are not hapless bystanders. We can influence whether we have a planet of…
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The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.
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What we need to do is increase the totality of money that is given to the poorest areas and then…
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I was deeply concerned then, and have become more concerned since, that unless we can deal with the questions of…
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Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are…
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The first thing that you need to deal with is the issue of equity and poverty.
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But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it's very hard as an outsider to persuade…
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As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play…
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If you have Palestinians who have no hope, who don't have a job, who've used up all their resources, the…
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We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.
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If you're changing the status quo, whatever move you make is disrupting something else.
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Well the specific role of the World Bank is to be ready with financial assistance immediately after this emergency takes…
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose…
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Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
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Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua…
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Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.
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Evil is only imperfection, that which is not complete, which is becoming, but has not yet found its end.
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