Development Quote by Y. C. James Yen

The more 'adequate' we make relief, the more people we are going to find willing to get on it and stay on it indefinitely.…

— Henry Hazlitt

There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be alleviated or dealt with; we only need some time…

— Bhumibol Adulyadej

The basis of successful relief in national distress is to mobilize and organize the infinite number of agencies of self help in the community.…

— Herbert Hoover

Suffering lets us see where are attachments are - and that helps us get free.

— Ram Dass

There are causes that are dear to me personally including encouraging entrepreneurship, improving livelihoods as well as helping humanitarian rescue and relief efforts.

— Ritesh Agarwal

We can't take for granted how people who are seeing the suffering are feeling.

— Judi Love

Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering.

— Ian Davis

Few Decisions for Developments brings Disasters¦¦¦¦.

— Santanu Mishra

This year [2015] has shown with painful clarity that our existing systems, approaches, and funding, are inadequate to the task at hand, and to…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.

— Boris Johnson

What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.

— Stephen Mitchell

We live in this world, not another one that we'd prefer, and sometimes it's necessary to follow painful paths if we hope to provide…

— Noam Chomsky