KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Quotes for topic: Aid


Share this page on

Showing 71-80 of 127 quotes in the topic Aid

Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq.

~Christine Gregoire

Topics: Against Aid Appreciation Bringing Countries Defending Devastated Election Fighting Free Iraq Issue Make Military More Our Personnel Possible Surely Terrorism Than Unites Us Who

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Getting into a sleep routine before the first week of school will aid in easing the shock of waking up early.

~Chuck Norris

Topics: Aid Before Early First Getting Routine School Shock Sleep Up Waking Waking Up Week Will

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind.

~Claire Danes

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Aid Beautiful Classes Disenfranchised Embroidery Exchange Financial Financial Aid Friend Gifts Given Hands Kind Literacy Math My Friend Nonprofit Organization Stunning Supports Which Women Women Are

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I mean enormous pressure was brought to bear - Valerie Amos, Lady Amos, went round Africa with people from our intelligence services trying to press them. I had to make sure that we didn't promise a misuse of aid in a way that would be illegal.

~Clare Short

Topics: Africa Aid Bear Brought Enormous Had Illegal Intelligence Lady Make Mean Misuse Our People Press Pressure Promise Round Services Sure Them Trying Way Would

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Watergate enabled the Democrats to cut off all aid to South Vietnam and ensure American defeat in a war their party entered and had effectively lost, before Nixon salvaged a non-Communist South Vietnam while effecting a complete American withdrawal.

~Conrad Black

Topics: Aid American Before Complete Cut Defeat Democrats Effectively Ensure Entered Had Lost Nixon Off Party South Vietnam War Watergate While Withdrawal

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Account Aid Army Bad Bad Government Citizens Constant Flows Free Government Inefficient Keep Long Money More Need Nothing Pays Perfect Power Raise Simply Stream Take Taxes Way

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty, and has done so, is a myth. Millions in Africa are poorer today because of aid; misery and poverty have not ended but increased. Aid has been, and continues to be, an unmitigated political, economic, and humanitarian disaster for most parts of the developing world.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Africa Aid Alleviate Because Been Developing Developing World Disaster Done Economic Ended Humanitarian Increased Millions Misery Most Myth Notion Parts Political Poorer Poverty Today World

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


A nascent economy needs a transparent and accountable government and an efficient civil service to help meet social needs. Its people need jobs and a belief in their country's future. A surfeit of aid has been shown to be unable to help achieve these goals.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Accountable Achieve Aid Been Belief Civil Civil Service Country Economy Efficient Future Goals Government Help Jobs Meet Need Needs People Service Shown Social Transparent Unable

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Aid Average Bloated Corruption Criticism Destined End Flows Form Governments Help Links Most Obvious Organizations Rampant Supporting Up

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I wish we questioned the aid model as much as we are questioning the capitalism model. Sometimes the most generous thing you can do is just say no.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Aid Capitalism Generous Just Model Most Much Questioned Questioning Say Sometimes Thing Wish You I Wish

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Popular Authors

Jean-Michel Basquiat Alexander Graham Bell Erma Bombeck Rodney Dangerfield Danny Meyer Michel De Montaigne Eleanor Roosevelt B. F. Skinner

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Beauty Fear Intelligence Money Motivational Music Nature Space