Quotes About Aid

I've always been engaged in social protection programmes.

We live in a world where over 160 million people are displaced because of climate change or war, and they have no rights and no protection, and not enough countries or people around the world are helping them.

If you are born into a family below the national median income, we provide you with an additional $500, and for every contribution made to a child's account below the national median income, we match it dollar for dollar - the federal government will.

What's attacking me now is a direct humanitarianism ...

Writing or talking about famine and the world's response to it is not very easy.

Famine is a consequence of poverty.

I'm not going to say that the problems of my government, or those of Bolivia, are the fault of the United States. But they could have done a little more to help us.

I have a rough time wanting to spend billions and billions and trillions of dollars to help people who won't help themselves, won't lift a finger, and expect the federal government to do everything.

Having worked in disasters, I have seen that, in those critical first few hours, those first few days - so much ends up riding on you and your neighbor and whoever is around. The official response always comes later, and it always feels like it comes too slow.

We've reached a very low-level equilibrium where it's not clear whose interest it is in to develop Africa... It's not in the interest of those in the aid industry to develop Africa because then there'd be no more industry and 500,000 people would lose their jobs. The only people whose interest it is in is Africans, but they have no voice.

There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine or given in the spirit of affirming one's cultural superiority.

I've given away tens of millions of dollars over the years - probably to almost every charity in Australia.

I want to ask those who are aiding terror, what do you get by taking innocent lives? Islam is a religion of peace; you are maligning its name.

Every dollar that we send in State Department aid or humanitarian aid that saves us from having to get involved with very expensive military actions is a good investment. And frankly, helping Israel fight terrorism in the Middle East is much cheaper than us fighting it here on our shores.

No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while continuing to aid, abet and sponsor terrorism.

Congress must continue its support for U.S. aid to Israel, and Congress must confront terrorists and their backers like Iran.

There is not enough money, not enough staff and volunteers in the world, to support a permanent population of rescuers and victims.

Does no one around here ever use the healer?

The guy can't chew his own food," said the first boy. "So his dogs have to chew it up for him. Then they spit it out, and then he eats it.

Several family members sought Rockefeller's help to withstand the storm.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

We can't help everyone but everyone can help someone.

We do more for the under developed nations than anyone in the world but they act as if we're out to destroy them and they never say boo to the Soviets.

A kid shouldn't need a diagnosis to access help.