Home / Quotes / Quote by Kathy Calvin

Quote by Kathy Calvin

“Women and girls have been my passion for my whole life.”

Quote by Kathy Calvin

Author

Limited information is available about Kathy Calvin, who was born on July 16, 1949, and whose profession is unknown. more

You May Also Like

“When the Berlin Wall fell and suddenly all those countries had burgeoning democracies, women were still being left out. The big turning point, about ten years ago, was moving from a notion of empowering women to actually looking at where you can make the most difference, and it's in a girl's life.”

Years Stills Country Bigs Moving Girl Left Differences Democracy Wall Ten Years Ago Notion Empowering Empowering Women Berlin Turning Points Left Out Berlin Wall

Author:Kathy Calvin

“If you can get to a girl and make a difference in her life, you're actually going to have a greater impact on a woman's life. If you don't get to her as a girl, you may not be able ever to help her as a woman.”

Ifs May Helping Able Girl Differences Greater Impact Making A Difference

Author:Kathy Calvin

“Phones are powerful at providing information.”

Powerful Information Phones Providing

Author:Kathy Calvin

“I'm inspired by the resilience of people around the world.”

People World Inspired Resilience Around The World

Author:Kathy Calvin

“It's harder to be a poor person than anything else.”

Persons Poor Harder

Author:Kathy Calvin

“Being poor is not like being a victim. Being poor means that you don't have one resource.”

Mean Poor Resources Victim

Author:Kathy Calvin

“The resilience and the resourcefulness of people to make a better life, to survive, to give their children something better than they had, is so inspiring. I look at how hard it must be to get up every day and fight that battle and I think, Wow, anything I'm doing just has to be in service.”

People Thinking Giving Looks Children Hard Fighting Battle Resilience Get Up Wow Better Life Something Better Resourcefulness

Author:Kathy Calvin

“One of the things that people aren't aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity for people around the world.”

People World Made Poverty Progress Around The World Providing Longevity Healthier Life

Author:Kathy Calvin

“I consider myself to be sort of a progressive Afrofuturist that is deeply committed to social justice.”

Social Justice Social Justice Committed Progressive

Author:Van Jones

“If you look at my career over the past twenty years, I've always been trying to look around corners for low-income communities of color.”

Ifs Trying Years Looks Past Community Careers Color Lows Twenties Corners Income Over The Past Around The Corner Low Income

Author:Van Jones