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Developing World Quotes

You’re born and then you’re on your own, you start having relationships, you’re developing relationships to the world and your wider community, and then disappointing things happen Picture Quote #1

In villages across the developing world, governments have provided reasonable enough latrines that have again and again been turned into storage spaces or simply abandoned. In India alone, millions of government-funded latrines have become goat-sheds. Some had been built near kitchens, a taboo in Indian households Picture Quote #1

There is a reason you keep hearing about the power of educating girls in the developing world. It’s a reason so simple that you will probably view it with suspicion, as I once did. It’s this: educating girls works. Really works Picture Quote #1

People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don’t believe globalisation is bad. It’s criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity Picture Quote #1

The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy Picture Quote #1

Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute Picture Quote #1

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In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world Picture Quote #1

When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over the past centuries, humanity’s lot has improved dramatically - in the developed world, where it is rather obvious, but also in the developing world, where life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 100 years Picture Quote #1

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world Picture Quote #1

The Commonwealth is a mixture of developing and developed world, in which the developed countries were very influential and their policies hold sway most of the time Picture Quote #1

Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one ‘silver bullet’ that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world Picture Quote #1

The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and (especially) civil society Picture Quote #1

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Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused Picture Quote #1

As Development Secretary, I have seen in the developing world that climate change there is not a theory, is not a future threat: it is a contemporary crisis Picture Quote #1

Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world Picture Quote #1

Around 400 million people in the last year got a smartphone. If you think that’s a big deal, imagine the impact on that person in the developing world Picture Quote #1

I view the art scene as an industry which is slowly developing. These days, technology has mad the world smaller. Meaning that information is a website away Picture Quote #1

After World War II, the winds of nationalism and anti-colonialism blew through the developing world Picture Quote #1

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We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent Picture Quote #1

The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can’t ban or control it. People want to be globally connected Picture Quote #1

One of the great things about an open system like Android is it addresses all ends of the spectrum. Getting great low-cost computing devices at scale to the developing world is especially meaningful to me Picture Quote #1

Britain, today, educates 4.8 million primary school children in Britain. And we educate five million primary school children around the developing world, at a cost of 2.5 per cent of what we spend on British children Picture Quote #1

I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous country telling people in the developing world that they should be deprived of a critical source of energy Picture Quote #1

If you can’t travel to the developing world, look at helping to fund a woman with a small loan and follow her. Learn her story. Learn about the difference that you’re making Picture Quote #1

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There will always be places in the world where good schools don’t exist and good teachers don’t want to go, not just in the developing world but in places of socioeconomic hardship Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to attack the problem of poverty in the industrialized or the developing world effectively unless the extent to which poverty is a women’s problem is recognized Picture Quote #1

Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions Picture Quote #1

I’m looking for things that are really connected - education, both in the developing world and at home. The way that that affects communities and, in particular, women Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience Picture Quote #1

In the developing world, people often use quite basic technology. Many of the most imaginative schemes are using what we’d count as old tech Picture Quote #1

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You’re born and then you’re on your own, you start having relationships, you’re developing relationships to the world and your wider community, and then disappointing things happen. (Developing World Quotes) In villages across the developing world, governments have provided reasonable enough latrines that have again and again been turned into storage spaces or simply abandoned. In India alone, millions of government-funded latrines have become goat-sheds. Some had been built near kitchens, a taboo in Indian households. (Developing World Quotes) There is a reason you keep hearing about the power of educating girls in the developing world. It’s a reason so simple that you will probably view it with suspicion, as I once did. It’s this: educating girls works. Really works. (Developing World Quotes) People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don’t believe globalisation is bad. It’s criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity. (Developing World Quotes) The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy. (Developing World Quotes) Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute. (Developing World Quotes) In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world. (Developing World Quotes) When thinking about the future, it is fashionable to be pessimistic. Yet the evidence unequivocally belies such pessimism. Over the past centuries, humanity’s lot has improved dramatically - in the developed world, where it is rather obvious, but also in the developing world, where life expectancy has more than doubled in the past 100 years. (Developing World Quotes) Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world. (Developing World Quotes) The Commonwealth is a mixture of developing and developed world, in which the developed countries were very influential and their policies hold sway most of the time. (Developing World Quotes) Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one ‘silver bullet’ that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world. (Developing World Quotes) The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and (especially) civil society. (Developing World Quotes) Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused. (Developing World Quotes) As Development Secretary, I have seen in the developing world that climate change there is not a theory, is not a future threat: it is a contemporary crisis. (Developing World Quotes) Developing relationships is a very important part of doing business, and I see more similarities than differences when I travel the world. (Developing World Quotes) Around 400 million people in the last year got a smartphone. If you think that’s a big deal, imagine the impact on that person in the developing world. (Developing World Quotes) I view the art scene as an industry which is slowly developing. These days, technology has mad the world smaller. Meaning that information is a website away. (Developing World Quotes) After World War II, the winds of nationalism and anti-colonialism blew through the developing world. (Developing World Quotes) We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent. (Developing World Quotes) The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can’t ban or control it. People want to be globally connected. (Developing World Quotes) One of the great things about an open system like Android is it addresses all ends of the spectrum. Getting great low-cost computing devices at scale to the developing world is especially meaningful to me. (Developing World Quotes) Britain, today, educates 4.8 million primary school children in Britain. And we educate five million primary school children around the developing world, at a cost of 2.5 per cent of what we spend on British children. (Developing World Quotes) I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous country telling people in the developing world that they should be deprived of a critical source of energy. (Developing World Quotes) If you can’t travel to the developing world, look at helping to fund a woman with a small loan and follow her. Learn her story. Learn about the difference that you’re making. (Developing World Quotes) There will always be places in the world where good schools don’t exist and good teachers don’t want to go, not just in the developing world but in places of socioeconomic hardship. (Developing World Quotes) It is impossible to attack the problem of poverty in the industrialized or the developing world effectively unless the extent to which poverty is a women’s problem is recognized. (Developing World Quotes) Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then testing these predictions. (Developing World Quotes) I’m looking for things that are really connected - education, both in the developing world and at home. The way that that affects communities and, in particular, women. (Developing World Quotes) We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience (Developing World Quotes) In the developing world, people often use quite basic technology. Many of the most imaginative schemes are using what we’d count as old tech. (Developing World Quotes)

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