Health Quote by Leana S. Wen

War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence and poverty.

— Oscar Arias

Health is more than absence of disease; it is about economics, education, environment, empowerment, and community. The health and well being of the people…

— Joycelyn Elders

Let's focus on the real causes of violence, poverty and health disparities to heal Baltimore and transform it into a successful and positive model…

— Leana S. Wen

I may not remember the name of a book's author, but let it be clear, what I will not forget is the violence, the…

— Enrique Pena Nieto

We know that there are several predisposing factors to gun violence: poverty, lack of education, lack of good parenting, lack of jobs, living in…

— Joycelyn Elders

I think there are so many children being brought up in some form of violence, be it violence of poverty or sexism or racism…

— Eve Ensler

The imbalance I speak of in the world, which we see manifested in wars, violence, poverty and other depressed social conditions stems from a…

— Frederick Lenz

Obviously these conditions [violence, poverty] predate the [Barack] Obama presidency and the president has limited ways to dent this violence. But funding war weapons…

— Julianne Malveaux

The lack of marriage is being blamed for almost every social ill - whether it's gun violence, whether it's poverty, whether it's the dropping…

— Rebecca Traister

Jamaica's a country of great dichotomy. On the one hand you have a tourist industry with great beaches and resorts, but on the other…

— Michael Franti

Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the…

— Abdul Qadeer Khan

Poverty is curable, but it’s just not done, because it's not profitable. And that is the kind of violence that's perpetuated on humanity.

— Tom Morello