James Morris Quotes on Food (11 Quotes)

Food must come first. We cannot put families who have lost their homes and loved ones to violence on a 1,000-calorie-a-day diet.

We will urgently need more help in the next 10 days because it takes time to buy, ship and distribute food. It is not something you can do overnight.

This is as bad as it gets. The consequences are absolutely catastrophic, there is just no alternative if lives are going to be saved, the world has to provide food.

Amid increasing pressure on us to respond to crises, we urge the international community to remember that we can only provide as much assistance as we ourselves receive whether in cash or food. We have to appeal for every cent that we spend on the hungry poor.

We need substantial help. The helicopters are critical, given the weather, the rugged terrain and our need to pre-position a huge amount of food in places throughout the affected area.

I think the issues are difficult. There has been a lot of movement of people among countries, a lot of conflict for a long time and the food security issues are a challenge.

People don't just need food. First of all they need shelter, blankets and medical assistance -- then food and clean water.

We are still far short of the food required to meet the needs of the millions of people at risk due to the drought.

With the situation deteriorating over recent weeks, our main objective is to save lives. Whole families are suffering because of a desperate shortage of food, which has forced them to eat just one meal a day of maize, leaves or wild fruits.

Kraft and McDonald's make a lot of money. So legal costs or settlements won't affect earnings. I'm worried about changing consumer attitudes about food. Will people stop buying their favorite brand of cookies because of a lawsuit that says the product is unhealthy

We cannot put families who have lost their homes and loved ones to violence on a 1,000 calorie a day diet. But we have been pushed into this last resort of ration cuts in Sudan so we can provide the needy with at least some food during the lean season.