Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases. — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement… — Brian McDermott Copy Share Image
He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased'; but he said, 'Thou… — Julian of Norwich Copy Share Image
Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see… — Bono Copy Share Image
Carlisle: "I've seen vampire venom work miracles, but there are conditions that even venom cannot overcome." — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I became convinced that knowing lots of people was kind of skill, something that the diligent can overcome. — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
Long shots do come in and hard work, dedication and perseverance will overcome almost any prejudice and open almost any door. — John H. Johnson Copy Share Image
When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
Ignore what bothers you. Forget the attention that's making you feel upset. Be stronger than that. And, smile and not let the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And if I'm running away from something, I try to make myself face it and overcome that initial fear. As a director,… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God,… — John Owen Copy Share Image
We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never… — Bethany Hamilton Copy Share Image
John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: "I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and… — Cara Santana Copy Share Image
Once we overcome our fear of being tiny, we find ourselves on the threshold of a vast and awesome Universe that utterly… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
My tears are still falling from my eyes, this isn't about wishing you'd come back to me, and it's not about wishing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I am a man that knows of the possibility of failure. I have suffered defeat. I have created miscalculations. I have even… — Lionel Suggs Copy Share Image
Fear is a normal human emotion. It is not in itself a killer. We can learn to be aware when fear grips… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
It costs something to be a real Christian, according to the standard of the Bible. There are enemies to be overcome, battles… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
In a sense, sexual harassment lawsuits are just the latest version of the female selection process allowing her to select for men… — Warren Farrell Copy Share Image
“My body is a political battlefield. It is a place of war, of death and suffering, of triumph and victory, of damage… — Agnostic Zetetic Copy Share Image
Many people suffer all their lives from this oppressive feeling of guilt, the sense of not having lived up to their parents'… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
Each member of society can have only a small fraction of the knowledge possessed by all, and...each is therefore ignorant of most… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Trust, therefore, for the overcoming of a difficulty, not to long-continued study after you have once become bewildered, but to repeated trials… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
I see music as an aid. It overcomes my internal editor, especially when the music evokes the character or the mood I'm… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
Of course, no one doubts McCain's personal tenacity, from braving torture to overcoming cancer. Yet plenty of nonpartisan observers doubt his credibility. — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them. — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how… — Walter Inglis Anderson Copy Share Image
It's a great affirmation of the possibility of overcoming conflict through reason and good will. — Mary Ann Glendon Copy Share Image
We know that hockey is where we live, where we can best meet and overcome pain and wrong and death. Life is… — Fred Shero Copy Share Image
LOVE lost and heartbreak although difficult, we do survive. At some point we become wiser, stronger, and, more guarded of our hearts. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The European Union has decades of experience in overcoming crises and has always emerged stronger after. — Jean-Claude Juncker Copy Share Image
There is no bad day that cant be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet. This is just truth, plain and simple. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Modeling and pageants help me overcome feeling insecure about the way that I look and my height. — Katherine Webb Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
