Haiti Quotes

We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax.

I agree with Bill Clinton that US forces should not be sent to Haiti, but not for his reasons.

A silenced Haiti has once again found its literary voice.

We should be focused on the Haiti earthquake victims, not on what contracts your company should get, if you're a friend of Bill [Clinton].

By most accounts, Aristide is the most popular figure in Haiti.

I have a huge heart for Haiti and will tell the world how we can help!

I would want to make Radio Haiti as independent as possible, which means it can't be strictly commercial.

Everything in Haiti right now is a priority.

I kept going back while I was writing the novel - which never sold, may it rest in peace - and by the time it was finished I had too many connections to Haiti to walk away.

Eruptions of talent continue to happen in Haiti, in spite of everything.

I would love to work with the artisans and take it to another dimension, the same way I did in Haiti.

I'm happy to be part of this chorus of people who are trying to tell more complex stories about Haiti.

There [Haiti] were also leaders like Jean-Jacques Dessalines, whose motto was, "Cut their heads off, burn their houses."

People often think of Haiti as a place where you're not supposed to have any joy. I wanted to show that this is a place with joy.

Vodou is one of the religions practiced in Haiti, a rich religion for the people.

This was a "bad" example for U.S. slaves. Haiti was subjected to an embargo from the United States, which, along with many other countries, refused to recognize this new republic.

America's relationship with Haiti has always been very complicated. I often say to people, "Before we came to America, America came to us in the form of the American occupation from 1915 to 1934."

Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere; some say the poorest in the world.

I plan to be a part of Haiti's reconstruction and future.

I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.

Haiti is the poorest country in our hemisphere. The earthquake and the hurricanes, it has devastated Haiti. Bill Clinton and I have been involved in trying to help Haiti for many years.

The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen.

I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti want to see the vote of the people respected.

There has not been one day since I left that I have not thought about Haiti.

I wanted to contribute my time, myself, my knowledge, my love, because Haiti is my everything.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history.

A Wedding In Haiti is a great experience and its unaffected prose is as true a portrait of complex Haiti as you will find.

When you put more than a million kids in school, you take a plane today and go to Haiti, you cannot see the results. You will see the results in 30 years when you see a different type of Haitian.

When I came in, Haiti was not governed by Haitians anymore. Probably mostly by NGOs. And that has done what to Haiti? It has weakened our institution.

Haiti is closer to anarchy than it is to anything else.

It never ceases to amaze me that in times of amazing human suffering somebody says something that can be so utterly stupid.

Anytime one tries to take fragments of one's personal mythology and make them understandable to the whole world, one reaches back to the past. It must be dreamed again.