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Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind…

— Deepak Chopra

“No matter how cultured or ancient the civilization, no average American is going to condone the absence of flush toilets. Not now, not ever.…

— T.R. Fehrenbach

Only in the nineteenth century, with the improvements to the water supply forced by the fear of cholera, and with the building of underground…

— Lucy Worsley

There won't be any revolution in America ... the people are too clean. They spend all their time changing their shirts and washing themselves.…

— Eric Linklater

Water and sanitation has not had the same kind of champion that global health, and even education, have had.

— Jim Yong Kim

When you look at the actual data on technological innovation, one thing you see is that what I call the 'low-hanging fruit' has been…

— Tyler Cowen

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation.

— Bill Gates

I'd grown up thinking that a [sanitary toilet] was my right, when in fact it's a privilege - 2.5 billion people worldwide have no…

— Rose George

“Most innovations arise more out of the desire to profit from waste or surplus products than the quest to meet human need.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

Sustainable solutions based on innovation can create a more resilient world only if that innovation is focused on the health and well-being of its…

— Frans van Houten

During the past two centuries, innovation has more than doubled our life span and given us cheap energy and more food. If we project…

— Bill Gates

Up to 2.5 billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water and, as a result, proper sanitation. This fact leads to…

— Andrew R. Wheeler