Quotes of: Haiti Keyword

Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate.

Charles B. Rangel

Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.

Helen Fisher

There has not been one day since I left that I have not thought about Haiti.

Jean Claude Duvalier

In my work in Haiti, I've seen the hugely positive effects that happen when people come together to build something in the middle of the most desperate situations.

Olivia Wilde

I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.

Wyclef Jean

My son graduated high school and went to Haiti to work for his dad's organization and then extended his stay. It's incredible what he's doing.

Robin Wright

It's funny... you can make fun of AIDS or Haiti, but if you make fun of some starlet in Hollywood's looks? That's like the one thing... the line you are not to cross.

Daniel Tosh

And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934.

Edwidge Danticat

The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive.

Bill Gates

You know, we do not want the militarization of Haiti. We do not see a Haitian as a protectorate where it relinquishes its own sovereignty.

Danny Glover

Haiti's economy cannot be built by and benefit just a privileged few. It must be built by and benefit all Haitians.

Jim Yong Kim

The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.

Paul Farmer

Haiti should remind us all that there is an immediate need to invest in and promote long-term development projects that are sustainable, scalable, and proven to work.

Bill Gates

One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a separate thought.

Madison Smartt Bell

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

Noah Munck

In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.

Marcus Samuelsson

What happened to Haiti is a threat that could happen anywhere in the Caribbean to these island nations, you know, because of global warming, because of climate change and all this.

Danny Glover

I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.

Henry Rollins

People think that there is a country there that these people are only around when they are on CNN. I don't think that's limited to Haiti.

Edwidge Danticat

The two main criminals are France and the United States. They owe Haiti enormous reparations because of actions going back hundreds of years. If we could ever get to the stage where somebody could say, 'We're sorry we did it,' that would be nice. But...

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