Global Problems Quotes

“What is the point of having a civilization, if we do not practice being civilized!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Wise Mating: A Treatise on Monogamy

“Some subjects are timeless, and I would say that food is one of them. Yet only by comparing notes this way can We of the World Who Have Known Real Hunger actually get together and form our own sort of imaginary club. Our members today would be from everywhere, from Africa, from Europe, from Asia, everywhere. But regardless of our assorted languages, regardless of our assorted politics, the members would have something far more in common than the members of most clubs do. Would would at least know that the universal implement we all have, the stomach, usually behaves the same way under duress and causes us all to have much the same kinds of dreams.”
― Gregory Boyington, Baa Baa Black Sheep

“Be whole and the world will be peaceful and progressive.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Let The Poor Be Your God

“Today's problems endure until a shift sparks clarity clearing way for a new vision, a new direction, a new dream budding a new tomorrow.”
― Mark O'Brien

“I discovered that compassion fatigue is a real thing. Emotions, so strong at first, can easily shift into apathy. The subsequent guilt is paralyzing; it can prevent us from ever doing anything and freeze us into inaction. No wonder some people live for themselves, unaware of or unengaged with those who desperately need help. When global problems overwhelm, the human tendency is to do nothing.”
― Chris Marlow, Doing Good Is Simple: Making a Difference Right Where You Are

“The world has enough resources to sustain all lives quite beautifully, yet the disgusting intensity of inequality is only increasing. Because the humans are always looking for gratifications outside their innate self. And to fulfill this primitive urge for instant gratification, more and more businesses are being founded with no valuable principle at their core. Their principle is to provide instant gratifications to the countless privileged neurotics of the world. These neurotics can have the luxury to desire for condom of a specific flavor, while at the same time, in some other corner of the world, countless innocent lives are either surviving on one hard-earned meal a day or dying from starvation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Let The Poor Be Your God

“THE LAW
The law can be a double-edged sword to those who violate it and a source of hope, comfort, and inspiration to those who seek justice and peace.”
― David Gomadza, Tomorrow's World Order

“The global refugee crisis is as devastating as a volcano, and it is creating havoc in the lives of millions of people worldwide.”
― Avijeet Das