Oxfam Quotes

Was about admitting my guilt of promoting new clothes each season. There was something that didn't feel morally exactly right about it. Enough money is squandered on fashion - I wanted to make a statement that clothes from the past are still valid. We chose Oxfam because it's where so many stylists get thrift from, and it felt circular for the money to go back to Oxfam. - Nick Knight

To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about life and death than about recipes. The struggle of poor people around the globe weighs heavily on me, especially now that I am a mother, which is why I work with Oxfam. - Giada De Laurentiis

I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musician. - Damon Albarn

I used to shop in loads of Oxfam-type shops, but everything I bought was horrible. I don't think I'm very good at bargains. - Dido

I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam. - Toby Young

I edit things down, and I've got a massive dressing room in the country, and so all the things I'm not going to wear but don't want to get rid of go there. And all the stuff I want to get rid of goes to Oxfam. - Kate Moss

[Oxfam, the international aid agency, said in a press release that] renewed deadlock in world trade talks due to lack of movement by the E.U. could scupper the chances of a deal being done by the end of the year and signal continued suffering for millions of poor farmers. ... Rear-guard action by the French and other E.U. member states is undermining even the minimal progress made. - Celine Charveriat