Quotable quotes at UN high-level meeting on MDGs

The following are some quotable quotes from world leaders at the UN high-level meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Wednesday:

"Yes, many people lift themselves out of poverty on their own. Yes, the school of hard knocks has many famous graduates who have struggled and succeeded. But how much better it would be to give every boy and girl the opportunity to make the most of themselves. " -- UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon

"If the international community just keeps doing the same thing, the same way, we make some modest progress here and there, but we will miss many developed goals." -- U.S. President Barack Obama

"While we strive to achieve reasonable standards in living, we must not forget the need to avoid treading heavily on the natural environment. The current spate of natural disasters around the world and frequent flood situations in countries are a stark reminder of the effects of environment degradation." -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa

"By tackling poverty comprehensively, using two types of instrument, in the same way as the two blades of a pair of scissors cut through paper: instruments to attack its causes and instruments to mitigate its consequences." -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera

"For us, rhetoric is useless; results are imperative." -- Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla Miranda


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