Quotes About Aid

A cynic had defined aid as simply the system by which poor white people in rich countries gave money to rich black people in poor countries to put into Swiss bank accounts.

When they get in trouble, they send for the sons-of-bitches

All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to abstain from fortifying and accumulating social inequality as a means of increasing political inequalities.

to be about helping people discover what they can't get anywhere else.

Religion flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

Those who help the poor the most hurt them the most.

United States, who were certainly invested in stopping the Chinese takeover of Africa. But America had its hands tied, requiring democratic reforms and fiscal transparency before they would offer aid to the DRC. And in a country that was ranked 168 out of 198 on the Corruption Perceptions Index, such reforms were an impossibility.

If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a corner... Yeah? Please don't hesitate to get lost.

If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you are in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner, please, don't hesitate to get lost.

If you ever find you need help again, you know, if you're in trouble, need a hand out of a tight corner …" "Yeah?" "Please don't hesitate to get lost.

AP. : Peut-on proclamer que nous restons neutres ? De Gaule : Il ne faut rien proclamer du tout. Et d'abord c'est faux ! Nous aidons les Marocains en leur fournissant des armes. Nous aidons les Algériens en mettant à leur disposition notre aérodrome de Colomb-Béchar. Nous les aidons à s'entre-tuer. Pourtant, il faut bien faire comme si nous étions neutres. [Le 23 octobre 1963]

The paramedic knelt on a knee and started to pack up his case.

Central aid never comes in one disbursal; it comes in phases.

I hate the term 'philanthropist.'

Apart from acting and singing, there is a philanthropist inside me who craves to do something for the needy and less fortunate.

As a philanthropist, I fund a lot of NGOs.

Philanthropy is my job.

At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished.

I'll get involved in philanthropy.

Philanthropy is no longer about writing a check for $10,000 to the opera.

To give to those in need is a central pillar of Islam.

People say it's not ambitious, but it is actually quite ambitious wanting to help people.

They are responsible for starting this relationship and wanting to help Africa. The United States is very well suited for this as they are a country that has the capacity, they have better access to technology and they are a successful country.

The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era.