Ending Hunger Quotes

We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.

In this country that grows more food than any other nation on this earth, it is unthinkable that any child should go hungry.

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man can't see right or wrong. He just sees food.

When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the good news to a hungry person is bread.

There are genuinely sufficient resources in the world to ensure that no one, nowhere, at no time, should go hungry.

We are a country that prides itself on power and wealth, yet there are millions of children who go hungry every day. It is our responsibility, not only as a nation, but also as individuals, to get involved. So, next time you pass someone on the street who is in need, remember how lucky you are, and don't turn away.

I went to bed hungry many nights as a child. It was a Dream that dressed me up when I was ragged, and it was a Dream that filled me up when I was hungry. Now it's my Dream to see that no child in this world ever goes hungry, certainly not here in America, the most bountiful country in the world. We can do better...we must!

One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America.

There will never cease to be ferment in the world unless people are sure of their food.

Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.

Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.

Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder.

The war against hunger is truly mankind's war of liberation.

The day hunger disappears, the world will see the greatest spiritual explosion humanity has ever seen.

There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed.

Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.

One of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing that we as individuals can make a difference. Ending hunger in America is a goal that is literally within our grasp.

We cannot stick our heads in the sand concerning the issue of hunger in America. Even though this subject seldom reaches the front page of our newspapers or is featured on news programs because of its lack of sensationalism, the problem exists in massive proportions and must be defeated.

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

35 million people in the U.S. are hungry or don't know where their next meal is coming from, and 13 million of them are children. If another country were doing this to our children, we'd be at war.

Public charities, foodbanks and church pantries are doing more than ever before, but they can't keep up with the need. We can never end hunger only through the wonderful work of local charities. Like other Western democracies, we must end our national problem of hunger through national and political leadership. Charity is nice for some things, but not as a way to feed a nation. We don't protect our national security through charity, and we shouldn't protect our families and children that way either.

Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense.

America, which leads the world in so many ways, can end childhood hunger within its borders.

The fact is that there is enough food in the world for everyone. But tragically, much of the world's food and land resources are tied up in producing beef and other livestock-food for the well off-while millions of children and adults suffer from malnutrition and starvation.

There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Many people think that hunger is unavoidable in any society, even a society that is blessed with great abundance. That is not true. The European community does not have widespread hunger. America, which leads the world in so many ways, can end childhood hunger within its borders.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.