Civilization Quote by Peter Thiel

“The division of the world into the so-called developed and developing nations implies that the “developed” world has already achieved the achievable, and that…

— Peter Thiel

We need to make material progress, but we need inner development too ... remember that the real development we seek is not in the…

— Dalai Lama

The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

Decades of providing technology in growing volume and at decreasing costs have driven great gains for developing nations, communities and people worldwide, but there…

— Paul Otellini

Globalisation can provide the route for the development of a sustainable and prosperous planetary society in the next generation, provided that globalisation itself becomes…

— Peter Ellyard

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

— Anonymous

Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people. The goal is material, cultural and spiritual fulfilment for the people. The…

— Rajiv Gandhi

True development must be in harmony with the needs of people and the rhythms of the natural world.

— Sulak Sivaraksa

Development requires modification and transformation of the environment... the planet's capacity to support its people us being irreversibly reduced by the destruction and degradation…

— Malcolm Fraser

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those…

— Jon Meacham

The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Throughout the world today there is a gowing awareness of the failings of the Western model of development and a corresponding desire to look…

— Helena Norberg-Hodge