Top 34 quotes by Hans Rosling

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I have a neighbor who knows 200 types of wine. ... I only know two types of wine - red and white. But my neighbor only knows two types of countries - industrialized and developing. And I know 200.
Hans Rosling

Country , Motivation , Travel

The idea is to go from numbers to information to understanding.
Hans Rosling

Ideas , Numbers , Understanding

My interest is not data, it's the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it's very difficult to measure in numbers.
Hans Rosling

"Hans Rosling: the man who's making data cool". Interview with Claire Provost, www.theguardian.com. May 17, 2013. Source

Numbers , Rights , Data

I have a motto: it's never too late to give up. It's never too late to give up what you are doing, and start doing what you realise you love.
Hans Rosling

Giving Up , Too Late , Investing

To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
Hans Rosling

School , Rights , Opportunity

I have a suggestion for a new name for the developing world. Let's call it the world.
Hans Rosling

Names , World , Suggestions

Let the dataset change your mindset
Hans Rosling

Mindset , Changing Your Mind

I have shown that Swedish top students know statistically significantly less about the world than the chimpanzees.
Hans Rosling

World , Motivation , Inspiration

Few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to [hear it].
Hans Rosling

People , Needs , Appreciate

Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
Hans Rosling

War , Motivation , Inspiration

Health cannot be bought at the supermarket. You have to invest in health. You have to get kids into schooling. You have to train health staff. You have to educate the population.
Hans Rosling

"The best stats you've ever seen". TED Talks, www.ted.com. February 2006. Source

Kids , Motivation , Inspiration

The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.
Hans Rosling

Children , Motivation , Inspiration