We have two options - to continue living in poverty and…

We need to be abundantly clear on this - people living in poverty are the victims, not the perpetrators of it.

— Wes Moore

It's definitely not the case that every child living in poverty is eligible for free school lunches.

— Jack Monroe

It might be depressing, but it's also the truth that no one has the power, the money, or the resources to save everyone on…

— Ashly Lorenzana

When we were bringing 'Raisin' onto Broadway, our first stop was at Arena in D.C. Several things struck me about being in D.C.: One…

— Joe Morton

The greatest problem we face is the growing number of people living in poverty. The related sense of hopelessness has to be impacting on…

— Richard Leakey

“Many of those living in poverty in this country, in fact, would be considered quite wealthy by poor people in other countries.”

— Ben Carson

I'm very familiar with poverty. I find it easy to be with, whether I'm in America or in Africa or in Asia. Wherever I…

— Harry Belafonte

Nobody who works 40 hours a week should be living in poverty.

— Bernie Sanders

Climate change is not going away. It will only get more extreme and more dangerous with time. There is no hiding from it. Yes,…

— Mark Ruffalo

I believe it is wrong, in a country of such wealth and prosperity, to have 36 million Americans living in poverty.

— John Edward

We're also going to fix our inner cities. Forty-five percent of African-American children are - under the age six - are living in poverty.

— Donald Trump

“They went on living in poverty, though they were no longer in need, but they were set in their ways, and they looked on…

— Albert Camus

The United States has more people living in poverty than at almost any time in the modern history of our country. I believe that…

— Bernie Sanders

There's 6 million people living in poverty today, more than when Barack Obama got elected. 6.5 million people are working part-time, most of whom…

— Jeb Bush

I am going to do my best to try to create a country in which children are not living in poverty, in which kids…

— Bernie Sanders