Poverty Quotes · Page 100

Poverty was an ornament on a learned man like a red ribbon on a white horse.

— Anzia Yezierska

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“You are forgiven according to the riches of His grace, not according to the poverty of your life.”

— Rob Reimer

“I can endure poverty but not shame-neglect but not insult,and insult from you..”

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“Poverty plus confidence equals pioneers. We never doubted.”

— William Stafford

Most people recognize that to create jobs is really the essential element in their drive against poverty.

— James Wolfensohn

“Stop wasting time, start investing time for that is the only way to greatness.”

— Sunday Adelaja

Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.

— Ban Ki-moon

I think that on the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders talks about income inequality and poverty alleviation, and those issues are so important.

— Kerry Kennedy

I broke up with poverty... and the last thing that fool said was...you will never find someone like me...Amen..who cares

— Jezreel

It wasn't simply that Clinton created the greatest prosperity in the country's history. Or that we created 22 million new jobs, more…

— Sidney Blumenthal

In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if…

— Michael Nutter

We cannot afford to spend millions and millions over nuclear arms when there is poverty and unemployment all around us.

— Lal Bahadur Shastri

“A person living at the poverty line in the U.S. belongs to the richest 14% of the world population; someone earning a…

— Rutger Bregman

Never take pride in your poverty, but always be proud of the process in discovering the gift that removes you from it

— Corey P Smith

“You must, first of all, evolve the consciousness of being the best in whatever territory you choose to explore and then invest…

— Sunday Adelaja

Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to…

— Helmut Kohl

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision those of its members who were most…

— Victor Hugo

With two years till the nomination, both [Joe] Biden and [Hillary] Clinton are positioning themselves to be the Democratic nominee. And are…

— Peter Sagal

With my union project in my hand, from town to town, from one end of France to the other, to talk to…

— Flora Tristan

“If you can survive and won the battle over other millions of semen deposited alongside with you in your mothers womb, tell…

— Godspower Oparaugo

These economic, social, cultural and educational causes of opportunity inequality are complex. And they will not be solved by continuing with the…

— Marco Rubio

There are people in whole parts of our cities who are being totally left behind and disregarded. They are unheard. They are…

— Martin O'Malley

“Of all the hardships and deprivations a people can suffer, I am not sure if the deprivations of art and culture are…

— Gerard de Marigny

Poverty hides itself in thought before it surrenders to purses.

— Khalil Gibran

The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich.

— Bertrand Russell

We are privileged. There are poor people out there. We must to do something to make them privileged.

— Antonia Fraser

I still can't go over a subway grating without looking down to see if there is some money there.

— Eartha Kitt

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young…

— Chely Wright

Between the sun and poverty there was us for a little while.

— Ana Castillo

It was easier to deal with poverty and death in India that the lack of spirituality in America.

— Mother Teresa

The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them.

— St. Vincent

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

— Plautus

Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.

— Amartya Sen

When you're poor, you don't want anyone to know you're poor.

— Adam Rapp

Ours is not a problem of the intellect but of spiritual poverty. That is why we need a Savior.

— Ravi Zacharias

“In New Orleans, no matter how much money you had in the bank, you looked on poverty every day.”

— Dan Baum

The depiction of Africa has changed in the media in that it is not always poverty, disease, and so on.

— Ory Okolloh

“If you leave this world without solving the problems for which you were born, then you are a failure.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“You get a clearer picture of what your life should be like in the place of solitude.”

— Sunday Adelaja