192 Quotes by Nicholas D. Kristof

You will be judged in years to come by how you responded to genocide on your watch.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries.

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed, no matter what aid is brought in.

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives

All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they have absolutely nothing - and they're heading through the desert at night.