"The key to economic security - to food security in Africa is empowering the women."

-- Judith Rodin

#Keys Quotes #Empowering Quotes #Economic Quotes

“There is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes pressure from political funders too. And by funders I don't just mean the fossil fuel industry. Many of those exerting pressure on our society to ignore climate change, oppose climate change legislation, and shut down efforts to develop a clean energy economy are doing so out of ideology, not just economics. In the simplest terms, many large industries don't want the government telling them what to do with their businesses and they don't want any restrictions on what they can and cannot do, which includes polluting our shared environment.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.”
“For much of my life there was no place where the things I wanted to investigate were of interest to anyone.”
“Desire can blind us to the hazards of our enterprises.”

Source : Marie (de France) (1983). “Medieval fables”, Dodd Mead
“Reagan was sitting up at Cath's desk when Cath woke up. "Are you awake?" "Have you been watching me sleep?" "Yes, Bella. Are you awake?" "No.”
“Don't date the captain of the football team; be the captain of the football team.”
“If you are not making the progress that you would like to make and are capable of making, it is simply because your goals are not clearly defined.”
“Every time I scratch apathy, I find powerlessness beneath it. Humans care, they just don't know what to do about it.”

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