Nicholas D. Kristof Quotes

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Thought, Able, Public

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Health, Difficult, President

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Pet, Food, Year

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I lived and worked for some time. I was living there when Tiananmen Square erupted.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Time, Living, Felt

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Women, Anger, Medical

There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to get upset with President Bush. People need to get upset with their Congressmen.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Political, Nothing, President

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Black, Sense, Matter

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Why, Might, Ourselves

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Angry, While, President

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Change, Positive, Government

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over their structures again. They still couldn't leave the area without the danger of men being killed or women being raped, but it was a start.
Nicholas D. Kristof

Women, Men, Start

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Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: April 27, 1959

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