Too often, ill-informed rhetoric has led to emotional hysteria that obfuscates solid evidence regarding the real problems faced by poor people and,… — Carl Hart Copy Share Image
Look how the world's poor people are amazed at apparitions, signs and prodigies! — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
One thing that struck me in my study of history is how people are excluded. I don't mean just racial minorities or… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
“More about Howl? Sophie thought desperately. I have to blacken his name! Her mind was such a blank that for a second… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
Speaking generally, I think it's useful to acknowledge explicitly the power imbalance between a journalist and the protagonists in a story about… — William Finnegan Copy Share Image
“One would hope that if the world woke up to such a reality, it would swiftly acknowledge and respond to the disaster—but… — Gary A. Haugen Copy Share Image
“Most poor people do not really aspire to end poverty; they merely aspire to escape it.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Facebook brings the Internet to Africa and poor countries, but they're only giving limited access to their own services and make money… — Peter Sunde Copy Share Image
The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The poor, and especially poor people of color, don't have the luxury of raising 'free-range' children without risking severe consequences. Parents of… — Stephanie Land Copy Share Image
“Crime is for poor people. You don't need to rob the bank if you own it.” — Josh Lieb Copy Share Image
Liberals believe government should take people's earnings to give to poor people. Conservatives disagree. They think government should confiscate people's earnings and… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
“One of the reasons inequality gets so deep in this country is that everyone wants to be rich. That's the American ideal.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“when I was four years old they tried to test my I.Q. they showed me a picture of 3 oranges and a… — Ani Difranco Copy Share Image
We who are rich are often demanding and difficult. We shut ourselves up in our apartments and may even use a watchdog… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
When we look at the Trump candidacy or we look at any Republican candidacy for the presidency that's been successful, they tend… — Marc Lamont Hill Copy Share Image
“were listening to Tupac right before . . . you know.” “A’ight, so what do you think it means?” “You don’t know?” I ask.… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“Copaganda leaves the public in a vague state of fear. It manufactures suspicions against poor people, immigrants, and racial minorities rather than,… — Alec Karakatsanis Copy Share Image
Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart has done more for poor people then any ten liberals, at least nine of whom are almost guaranteed to hate Wal-Mart. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Very commonly substances are criminalized because they're associated with what's called the dangerous classes, you know, poor people, or working people.... Actually,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Spiritual discourses with poor people is good, but what is the use of bad company of wealthy people?” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
