Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.

Quote by Kofi Annan

Topics: Poverty Quotes

The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And...

The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And...

You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations

The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave...

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

Let us, above all, be clear that, without a convincing program of debt relief to...

Let us, above all, be clear that, without a convincing program of debt relief to...

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are...

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined...

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined...

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his...

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his...

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing...

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest