As the third day of Davos 2015 ends, catch up on some of the most thought-provoking quotes from various sessions.
Some of the quotes were condensed for publication on Twitter, and some have been translated.
“We can’t change minds without knowing what’s in them.”
John Kerry, US Secretary of State, in his Special Address
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“Terrorism fuels itself from all kinds of illicit trafficking: drugs, weapons, human beings.”
François Hollande, President of France, in his Special Address
“People who say they don’t see the acceleration of innovation is a wilful blindness. We are innovating at a wonderful speed for the basic things we think everyone should get.”
William H. Gates III, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA, inSustainable Development: A Vision for the Future
“Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.”
Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Sustainable Development: A Vision for the Future
“Giving a minimum wage reduces inequality significantly.”
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International, UK, in The BBC Debate: A Richer World, But for Whom?
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“Tackling climate change is a collective endeavour, it means collective accountability and it’s not too late.”
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, in Tackling Climate, Development and Growth
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“We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.”
Jim-Yong Kim, President, The World Bank, in Tackling Climate, Development and Growth
“We must involve everyone. Women represent 52% of the population in Rwanda. You can’t keep 52% of the population out of meaningful economic activity, that’s not intelligent.”
Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, in Tackling Climate, Development and Growth
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“We are the first generation to be able to end poverty, and the last generation that can take steps to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Future generations will judge us harshly if we fail to uphold our moral and historical responsibilities”
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York, in Tackling Climate, Development and Growth
“We do need a pricing for carbon. If you don’t price what you value, you don’t get people to react.”
Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever, United Kingdom in Tackling Climate, Development and Growth
“For ecommerce, the most important thing is trust.”
Jack Ma, Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group, China, in An Insight, An Idea with Jack Ma
“If you would have brought an iPhone to someone 25 years ago, they would have called you a wizard.”
Robert Schoelkopf, Sterling Professor of Applied Physics and Physics, Yale University, USA
Image: Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, gestures next to his wife Melinda French Gates during the session ‘Sustainable Development: A Vision for the Future’ in Davos January 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich