Be not anxious to avoid poverty. In this way the wealth of the universe may be securely invested. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
In their poverty, the mentally handicapped reveal God to us and hold us close to the gospel. — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
“...the unmistakable smell of poverty, a mixture of cigarette smoke, weed, stale sweat, and fried food.” — Allison Leotta Copy Share Image
The matter of social security and these grants is to help to address the levels of poverty in the country. — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Poverty is not a sin; it is a condition, a circumstance that allows God's work to be displayed. — Katie Davis Copy Share Image
“Hunger takes away what you are. Everything we were was just nothing then.” — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
“Don’t live your life not to know what to do with your time. If you don’t have any results to show for… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
The way the [welfare] programs are organized, poor people are only paid to do things that are counter-productive - such as breaking… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Indeed, the history of the recruitment of labor is an uninterrupted story of coercion either through the brute force of poverty or… — Michael Perelman Copy Share Image
For whatever reason I was born into privilege; I've never known hunger, poverty, or despair. I have been blessed, blessed, blessed--relationally, emotionally,… — Jen Hatmaker Copy Share Image
“The only way to get the best out of the diminishing life is to invest it into the fulfillment of your purpose.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Let each one of us pray day and night for the downtrodden millions who are held fast by poverty, priestcraft, and tyranny.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
It is no mere coincidence that there is both an historic and a present relationship between community (people assisting each other) and… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
“You must arrest every passing time and convert it into growing your knowledge and prowess in that chosen field of influence.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
The poor of the world cannot be made rich by the redistribution of wealth. Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In the current economic situation, the temptation for the more dynamic economies is that of chasing after advantageous alliances that, nevertheless, can… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The economic distress of America's inner cities may be the most pressing issue facing the nation. The lack of businesses and jobs… — Michael Porter Copy Share Image
“They taught us to manage money and how to et a good price for our eggs, chickens or pigs. We used to… — Manlio Argueta Copy Share Image
The elegance of dress, of motion, and of manners gives a lustre to beauty, and inflames the senses through the imagination. Luxurious… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
For children, the era of mass incarceration has meant a tremendous amount of family separation, broken homes, poverty, and a far, far… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“Ah, yes, poverty," said Chatterjee and smiled as if the word had deeply ironic connotations. "Indeed, there is much poverty here. Much… — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
All that the posture of skepticism accomplishes is to freeze the ego in an ignorantist poverty that never stretches or diversifies its… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image