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Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all. Ban Ki-moon

Change, Growth, Women, Water, Health

Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions. Paulo Coelho

Culture, Soul, People, End, Political

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. Ban Ki-moon

Growth, Future, Justice, Environmental

Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent - a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice - that struggle continues. Bernie Sanders

Struggle, Justice, Environmental, People

It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs and new wealth for all of us. William J. Clinton

Education, Growth, Opportunity, Good

Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Change, Rich, Capitalism, Small, Know

Obesity in children is growing out of control. A big part of this is economic. Fake foods are more affordable. It's enticing people to eat more because they think they're saving money when they're really just buying heart disease. Jillian Michaels

Children, Heart, Money, Think, People

Dark economic clouds are dissipating into an emerging blue sky of opportunity. Rick Perry

Opportunity, Sky, Blue, Clouds, Dark

Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that creates huge inequalities. Pope Francis

Terrorism, Human, Human Rights, Rights

We've seen over time that countries that have the best economic growth are those that have good governance, and good governance comes from freedom of communication. It comes from ending corruption. It comes from a populace that can go online and say, 'This politician is corrupt, this administrator, or this public official is corrupt.' Ramez Naam

Best, Communication, Growth, Time, Good

Rather than dividing the world between good and evil, the Left divided the world in terms of economics. Economic classes, not moral values, explained human behavior. Therefore, to cite a common example, poverty, not one's moral value system, or lack of it, caused crime. Dennis Prager

Good, Evil, Good And Evil, Value, World

Empowering the individual means empowering the nation. And empowerment is best served through rapid economic growth with rapid social change. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Best, Change, Growth, Nation, Individual

Exploration is the engine that drives innovation. Innovation drives economic growth. So let's all go exploring. Edith Widder

Growth, Innovation, Exploration, Go

Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support. Ban Ki-moon

Education, Growth, Women, Health, Peace

Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate. Alain Ducasse

World, Political, Chocolate, Need

Capitalism is, fundamentally, an economic system that promotes inequality. Annalee Newitz

Capitalism, Inequality, System

Besides taking jobs from American workers, illegal immigration creates huge economic burdens on our health care system, our education system, our criminal justice system, our environment, our infrastructure and our public safety. Jan C. Ting

Education, Health, Justice, Safety, Care

Revolution is about the need to re-evolve political, economic and social justice and power back into the hands of the people, preferably through legislation and policies that make human sense. That's what revolution is about. Revolution is not about shootouts. Bobby Seale

Power, Justice, People, Revolution, Need

Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life. Vikram Patel

Life, Health, Quality, Mental Health

You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here. Ram Dass

Success, Love, Perfection, Loved, You

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Injustice, Circumstances, Philanthropy

When we talk about the word 'socialism,' I think what it really means is just democratic participation in our economic dignity and our economic, social, and racial dignity. It is about direct representation and people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness, at the end of the day. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Power, Day, Think, People, End, Dignity

High levels of economic inequality lead to imbalances in political power, as those at the top use their economic weight to shape our politics in ways that give them more economic power. Joseph Stiglitz

Power, Politics, Political, Inequality

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform. Chuck Hagel

History, Today, Time, Democracy, Play

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Generation, Heritage, India, Will, Safe

We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the theory and the practice of free-market capitalism. It will provide business and public policy with a powerful new tool for economic development, profitability, and the promotion of the public good. Paul Hawken

Business, Good, Powerful, Value, Need

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