Adam Fifield > Quotes

“On that day, in jungle hamlets and mountain villages, in cacophonous slums and sprawling refugee camps, on worn concrete floors and under roofs thatched of rice straw and banana leaves, in clay brick homes, on rutted, red dirt roads, and on scorching swaths of sand, children cried and screamed and sang and giggled and toddled and ran and fell and got back up and climbed on their mothers' laps and pulled their siblings' hair and gazed out in wonder at the big, bright world that swirled around them. Millions of boys and girls whose lives were reclaimed whose stories were allowed to continue, who were not mourned or grieved or buried, but instead were loved and held and fretted over and scolded and prepared for the challenges of living, of surviving, all because of a man they had never met and whose name they would likely never know.”
― Adam Fifield, A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children

“Many people who encountered Grant were taken aback by the strength of his commitment and dedication...at the expense of all other aspects of life.”
― Adam Fifield, A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children

“They were altering history, redefining the boundaries of global health and children's advocacy. Many would later realize that working for someone like Grant, someone who gave them the chance to truly change the world, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
― Adam Fifield, A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children

“What Kennedy had taught him, he said, was not to hit complex problems head-on. Instead, envision the problem as a wall of bricks. "Try to identify a few bricks -- if you take them out the wall will collapse by itself," Grant had said.”
― Adam Fifield, A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children