“Rising oil prices have focused the world's attention on the depletion of oil reserves. But the depletion of underground water resources from overpumping is a far more serious issue. Excessive pumping for irrigation to satisfy food needs today almost guarantees a decline in food production tomorrow.” WorldNeedsTodayWaterAttentionIssuesEnvironmentSeriousTomorrowResourcesProductionsFocusedOilRisingGuaranteesDeclineReservesWater ResourcesFood ProductionIrrigationSerious IssuesOil Price Author:Lester R. Brown
“Vision is easy. It's so easy to just point to the bleachers and say I'm going to hit one over there. What's hard is saying, OK, how do I do that? What are the specific programs, what are the commitments, what are the resources, what are the processes we need in play to go implement the vision, turn it into a working model that people follow every day in the enterprise. That's hard work.” PeopleNeedsHardPlayTurnsEasyProcessWorkVisionHard WorkModelsCommitmentResourcesProgramEnterpriseBleachersSaying Ok Author:Lou Gerstner
“The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources, better deploy our forces in the world and share our burdens more and more effectively with our partners. And frankly, all our allies need to do the same.” WorldNeedsStatesRealityForceNationsUnitedUnited StatesShareMilitaryResourcesAll ThingsBurdenPartnersAlliesApplicationUnited States Military Author:Leon Panetta
“The [economic crisis] means that we have to address the challenges and the risks, and we need to take into account the level of resources. Doing better with less means doing it more together.” NeedsMeanTogetherChallengesLevelsRiskEconomicResourcesAccountsCrisisAddressesEconomic Crisis Author:Stephane Abrial
“Fairness is an efficiency parameter if we look at the whole global civilization. It is not an efficient way of meeting human needs if one billion people starve while another billion have excess. It would be more efficient to distribute resources so that at least vital needs were met everywhere. Otherwise, for example, if kids are starving somewhere, dad goes out to slash and burn the rain forest to feed them - and so would I if my kids were dying. And this kind of destruction is everyone's problem, because we live in the same ecosphere.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsHumansLooksKindWholeProblemWould BeKidsInspiringDyingExampleDadCivilizationMetsResourcesRainDestructionMeetingsBillionsForestsExcessEfficientFairnessEfficiencyStarvingHuman NeedsParameters Author:Karl-Henrik Robert
“There never was a good war," said Franklin. "There have indeed been many wars in which a good man must take part, and take part with grave gladness to die if need be, a willing sacrifice, thankful to give life for what is dearer than life, and happy that even by death in war he is serving the cause of peace. But if a war be undertaken for the most righteous end, before the resources of peace have been tried and proved vain to secure it, that war has no defense, it is a national crime.” IfsMenNeedsGivingHas BeensSaidWarEndsDiesCausesSacrificeCrimeWillingResourcesDefenseGravesSecureVainGood ManServingAntiwarRighteousFranklinGladnessGood War Book:Letters of Charles Eliot Norton Source: Letters of Charles Eliot Norton
“Resource efficiency - it's about only taking what we need” NeedsBusinessResourcesEconomicsManagementEfficiency Author:Hilary Benn
“Teachers need our active support and encouragement. They are doing one of the most necessary and exacting jobs in the land. They are developing our most precious national resource: our children, our future citizens.” NeedsChildrenJobsSupportTeacherLandCitizensResourcesEncouragementOur ChildrenActiveDevelopingOur FutureSupport And Encouragement Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.” KnowsNeedsAbilityBreakAdviceResourcesNecksInternals Author:Christopher Reeve
“For our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community needs.” NeedsCommunityEffortSuccessfulResourcesOrganizationLocalsReformWelfareEmpoweringBeing SuccessfulAddressesCharitableLocal CommunityWelfare ReformCharitable Organizations Author:Mel Carnahan
“The more people there are, the more food we need, the more space we occupy, the more resources and consumer goods we wish to have and the more development has to take place” PeopleNeedsWishSpaceDevelopmentResourcesPopulationConsumersGoods Author:Prince Philip
“Since our region is endowed with a lot of natural resources, including reasonable supplies of fresh water, we need and we can work together to ensure this area against these vicissitudes.” NeedsTogetherWaterNaturalResourcesAreasIncludingReasonableRegionsWorking TogetherSuppliesNatural ResourcesVicissitudesFresh Water Author:Yoweri Museveni
“You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth” PeopleNeedsGivingFactsUseAbleOrderWealthTechnologyEconomySkillsGainsResourcesBlameMismanagement Author:Wangari Maathai