Rohini Nilekani Quotes

For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.

Israel is thirsting for water, and Turkey is overflowing with it.

People must have water, affordable, necessary water.

No water—no jobs.

In my village where I'm from, there's still not running water everywhere. People are still struggling to get clean water.

You talk to people, and they don't understand our water. They come and turn on a tap and drink clean water, and to them, that's amazing. Millions of people around the world have to carry water miles and miles, and that's all they have. It's hard for fat Americans like myself to even understand that.

I'm working with UNESCO on a project called 'Thirst,' which educates children all over China and promotes awareness to the fact that 300 million people in China do not have access to water.

I couldn't imagine not having clean water.

Israel gives the West Bank water twice a week! One way of promoting good would be not to ration water.

More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.

There's over a billion people on this planet that don't have access to clean drinking water.

I want to bring clean water to people who do not have it. What I'm trying to do now is think of ways to build a well-drilling machine that is low-cost so people in rural areas can afford it. People in rural places could use the water for irrigation or for drinking.

Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.

Few if any countries understand the growing importance of water as fully as Turkey does.

My suggestion is that we should first work to ensure the Third World has clean drinking water and sanitation.

The problem in Afghanistan is really not so much land as water. It's a dry country with ample amounts of water running through it, but not to good enough effect.

Half the world’s people fail to receive the level of water services available in many of the cities of ancient Greece and Rome

In our wildest dreams we never thought water would be a zero-sum game.

Conservation programs are great but when you’ve already done all the conservation and you got no water, how does that help you? It doesn’t. The only thing that could help us now, is water.

Heedless exploitation of depletable ground water supplies endangers food production and other essential human systems. Heavy demands on the world's surface waters have resulted in serious shortages in some 80 countries, containing 40 percent of the world's population. Pollution of rivers, lakes, and ground water further limits the supply.

Water is on the table for every single one us. When it's gone, game over. I don't care what company you run; I don't care if you're Republican or liberal.

We have a big heart for Africa and also for just raising awareness about the water crisis.

Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such as a major drought or flood, to spur investment and policy reforms in improving water security.

I want people to have clean water. People in this country take it for granted, the ability to drink clean water whenever they want. There are millions of people far less fortunate in this world, and it's my duty to do as much as I can to change that. I don't see that as insurmountable at all.

People are saying that the next war will be about water. Let's make sure there will be no next war, and let's make sure that we treat water the way it deserves.