When government does, occasionally, work, it works in an elitist fashion. That is, government is most easily manipulated by people who have… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“At their most eloquent, proponents of neoliberalism sound as if they are doing poor people, the environment, and everybody else a tremendous… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people — Eddie Murphy Copy Share Image
We want to begin in working-class neighborhoods. We want to test the concept there, because our idea is that fair trade should… — Victor Suarez Melendez Copy Share Image
You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
“It was perverse - it appeared in industrialized nations, but it left poor people alone. George Carlin even made a joke about… — Liam Scheff Copy Share Image
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward had a lot in common. Both were largely populated by poor… — Majora Carter Copy Share Image
Most poor people I know are proud and really want not a handout but a hand up. They do have an inherent… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
It is very expensive to give bad medical care to poor people in a rich country. — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
“Discouraging the formation of dynasties is particularly important. If a billionaire dies and leaves his money to his family, there are going… — Andrew Heaton Copy Share Image
The number one person who needs my books is me. I'm not some sort of disinterested guru who has worked life out… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“Libertarianism used to have a robust left wing as well. Both disliked government. Both were driven by a fantastically nostalgic conviction that… — Kurt Andersen Copy Share Image
What if I had been born during a war and I lived in an occupied city, and people were being taken out… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“I want to correct something I told you once,' she says. 'You asked me once if I thought white people wish that… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
“he remained absolutely convinced that his way of life was no worse than mine, only different, pointing out in the process certain… — Ron Hall Copy Share Image
“One of those days we were in Maria Vostra getting weed; while we were sitting at the bar during some festive day—I… — Tomas Adam Nyapi Copy Share Image
Go, all of you poor people, in the name of God the Creator, and let him forever be your guide. And henceforth,… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Rich people think and focus on opportunities while poor people focus on obstacles. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education.… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
The biggest problem in America is most people believe poor people are poor because they are lazy. — Neal Brennan Copy Share Image
I wanted to raise the voice of a lot of the people that I knew growing up, and this was, for the… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
“The Arab world has done nothing to help the Palestinian refugees they created when they attacked Israel in 1948. It’s called the… — Brigitte Gabriel Copy Share Image
