Mother Jones
Labor Activist
"I'm not a humanitarian, I'ma hell-raiser."
Humanitarian quotes
Humanitarian
51 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"For me, humanitarian service, or rather service of all that lives, is religion. And I draw no distinction between such religion and politics."
George Orwell
Writer, Journalist
"A humanitarian is always a hypocrite."
Princess Diana
Philanthropist, Humanitarian
"I am not a political figure. The fact is I am a humanitarian figure and always will be."
Elizabeth Taylor
Actress
"I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don't need an award to be, or not be, a humanitarian."
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"I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues."
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"Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it's all the same."
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"Humanitarian assistance and exchanges are still allowed, even under the sanctions regime on North Korea. Therefore, in parallel with sanctions and pressure, we must also employ humanitarian assistance. The meeting of separated families is also a measure to ensure human rights."
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"For anybody that works in any kind of demining or any kind of humanitarian aid work, there is danger and it's always a high-risk area [in Cambodia]."
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"Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure."
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"I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission."
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"I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it."
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