Mahbub ul Haq quotes
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“In the last analysis, human security means a child who did not die, a disease that did not spread, an ethnic tension that did not explode, a dissident who was not silenced, a human spirit that was not crushed.”
-- Mahbub ul HaqSource : Mahbub ul Haq, Institute of Social Sciences (New Delhi, India) (2001). “Human development in South Asia: concepts, concerns, agenda for action”
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“The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy, and creative lives. This simple but powerful truth is too often forgotten in the pursuit of material and financial wealth.”
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“Real wealth of a nation is the people.”
-- Mahbub ul HaqSource : "Human development in South Asia: concepts, concerns, agenda for action".
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“I'd rather feel something for real than pretend it's not what it is.”
Source : A.S. King (2010). “Please Ignore Vera Dietz”, p.29, Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.
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“I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.”
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“Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.”
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“What is wealth? A dream of fools.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.34, Courier Corporation
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“Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.”
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“Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.”
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