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Aid Quotes

On giving help, taking it, and what it should ask for in return.

These quotes cover aid on a global scale - development funding rethought for a warming planet, and Afghan aid dollars reshaping an economy - alongside the more personal idea that real aid asks nothing back.

Foreign aid projects have pumped billions of dollars into the Afghan economy.

Quotes by Richard Engel

In aid, the proper attitude is one omitting gratitude.

Quotes by Marya Mannes

Curbing pollution and global warming takes a global cooperative mindset. Development aid needs to be rethought in this context.

Quotes by Jens Martin Skibsted

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.

Quotes by Fred Thompson

Afghan Quotes

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

Quotes by Emmanuel Jal

What Americans do is we come to each other's aid.

Quotes by Andy Dunn

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 'proper attitude' toward aid, according to these quotes?
One quote argues the proper attitude in giving aid is one that leaves out gratitude entirely, framing help as something given without expecting thanks in return - see attitude.
How much money has foreign aid put into Afghanistan?
One quote points to a huge sum, noting that outside aid programs have collectively injected multiple billions into the country's economy, framing the scale of investment tied to Afghan development.
Does climate policy connect to development aid in these quotes?
Yes - one quote argues that fighting pollution and global warming requires a cooperative global mindset, and that development aid needs to be rethought with that challenge in mind.
Is military support ever described as a form of aid?
One quote frames a hypothetical obligation to defend Taiwan against a mainland Chinese attack as a duty to come to its aid, extending the word beyond humanitarian contexts.
Do these quotes see aid mainly as financial or attitudinal?
Both angles appear - some quotes measure aid in dollars and infrastructure, while others focus on the mindset behind giving it, particularly the idea that gratitude shouldn't be the point, tied to come.

One line even frames a military obligation as a form of aid, showing how wide the word can stretch. See also attitude and come.