My mother imparted her daily truths so she could help my older brothers and me rise above our circumstances. We lived in… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for the poor kids whose parents feel they're qualified to teach them at home. Of course, some parents are… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
I was asked why I did not give a rod with which to fish, in the hands of the poor, rather than… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Every individual has to assume responsibility for his or her own actions, even the poor and the young. A social system that… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
“You say you care about the poor? Tell me their names.” — Craig & Nayhouy Greenfield Copy Share Image
There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: there is an idle class - weak,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
Rich people focus on what they want, while poor people focus on what they don't want. — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Congress is thinking about eliminating a federal program under which scientists broadcast signals to Alien beings. This would be a large mistake.… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
We can be poor in spirit, and I don't even consider myself wealthy, which is an interesting thing, it can be here… — Ann Romney Copy Share Image
I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream… — Keke Palmer Copy Share Image
'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The highest point outward things can bring unto, is the contentment of the mind; with which no estate can be poor, without… — Philip Sidney Copy Share Image
The poor live slow and hard; the rich, fast and easy. The rest of us shuffle along as we may. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that… — Mary Baker Eddy Copy Share Image
To worry is to acknowledge that the world is unpredictable, and there is power in understanding one's own powerlessness at times. But… — A. Lee Martinez Copy Share Image
Nobody respects a country with a poor army, but everybody respects a country with a good army. I raise my toast to… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
All too many of those who live in affluent America ignore those who exist in poor America; in doing so, the affluent… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
A poor person is one who usually remembers what he had eaten the same day last week. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
There is a popular fallacy that falling down is the mark of a poor skater. But the truth is that when one… — Dick Button Copy Share Image
The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause you to be rich or poor, loved or unloved, happy or unhappy, attractive or unattractive,… — Ralph Charell Copy Share Image
By... [selecting] the youths of genius from among the classes of the poor, we hope to avail the State of those talents… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I was born in South Carolina. On my dad's farm, I didn't have much. I'm just a poor kid who worked in… — Chubby Checker Copy Share Image
Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave.… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Don't save something good for a later place. Don't hold back from your students, from the poor, don't try to keep anything… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
Why are millions spent on the war each day, while not a penny is available for ... artists or the poor? Why… — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
There must be Religion. Otherwise the poor would murder the rich. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Looking at them now, thought Jim, you'd never believe they weren't in love with each other, and not with a hopeless, doomed… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while. — Margaret Deland Copy Share Image
Government welfare programs contribute to the disintegration of poor families. They make women and children dependent on government; dependent for food, for… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
On the one hand, I loved being a banker. I loved how numbers could tell a story and how you can invest… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
I have been poor and I wanted to document poverty; I had lost a child and I was obsessed with birth; I… — Eve Arnold Copy Share Image
In this time of globalization, with all its advantages, the poor are the most vulnerable to having their traditions, relationships and knowledge… — James Wolfensohn Copy Share Image
In Sweden for example people with PhDs have lower mortality than those with a masters degree. And people with a masters degree… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
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