Quotes About Development

The World Bank can only survive if it's spending money.

Since I came to the World Bank in 2007, I have argued that we must 'modernize multilateralism.'

There's a lot of work being done through the innovation arm of the World Bank, at the World Bank Institute. There's a lot of work that we at the Rockefeller Foundation are doing and funding towards that end, and increasingly, the U.S. government is getting engaged.

I want to eradicate poverty. I think that there's a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.

When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty.

The First World became a popular phrase in about the 1970s and '80s. The World Bank then began categorizing countries in different categories, advanced to the least developed.

I wanted to set new goals, because if you say, 'Oh, I'm world champion,' you don't grow, and you don't keep your level.

A World Cup is always a bit of a watershed for teams, so there will be new faces and players given the chance to perform at a higher level.

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully, in time, and with players coming and trying to develop the game, and the U.S. team also doing well - at the last World Cup, they finished above England and created some buzz.

If I hadn't come East as a kid, I might still be a World Cup racer today, but I wouldn't be the same World Cup racer.

One of the things I enjoy most during the World Cup is watching a team improve, mature, and gel during the course of the tournament.

I think South Africa has shown it can host such a big event as the World Cup, so why not hold the Olympics at some point in Africa? Maybe not just in one country but in a host of countries.

I remember how I, too, was part of the Azlan Shah tournament for the first time in 2005. After that, I went to the Junior World Cup. I remember how much I benefited from the exposure.

If you win the Champions League, you become known across the globe, but the World Cup has always thrown up new stars and developments.

I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.

With respect to Qatar as a country that wants to grow, you can't have a World Cup in a country that doesn't have football.

I became an India player in January 2009 and was therefore paid Rs 40 lakhs. However, in my contract, my category continued as a 2008 World Cup Under-19 player and my contract continued at Rs 20 lakh.

A lot of great things are going on. In many ways, the past 30 years have been the best in world history. But we can do much better. I prefer the word hope over optimism.

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.

China will always remain the builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and upholder of international order.

We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development.

China and the United States have major influence in international affairs and shoulder important responsibilities in upholding world peace and promoting common development.

If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.

Chinese leaders are walking a tightrope in terms of maintaining internal stability so that the solid platform that has produced amazing results can continue to improve the quality of life for more of its citizens.