Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself, who would not exchange the finest show… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
The globe has been circumnavigated, but no man ever yet has; you may survey a kingdom and note the result in maps,… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches.… — Noreena Hertz Copy Share Image
I heard the call to give up all and follow Christ into the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Let us never accept the point of view that mysteries are written by hacks. The poorest of us shed our blood over… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Forests ... are in fact the world's air-conditioning system-the very lungs of the planet-and help to store the largest body of freshwater… — Prince Charles Copy Share Image
Social services, not wealth per se, seem to be the key to lower birth rates. The Chinese, although among the poorest peoples… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
When my mouth shall be filled with dust, and the worm shall feed, and feed sweetly upon me, when the ambitious man… — John Donne Copy Share Image
How do we give credible hope to the billion poorest people in the world? It requires compassion to get ourselves started, and… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
Want and effective demand are not the same thing. If they were, the poorest nations would be the ones to display the… — Joseph A. Schumpeter Copy Share Image
The poorest of families, the poorest of children, are subsidizing the growth of the largest agribusinesses in the world. I think its… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
Hospitality still survives among foreigners, although it is buried under false pride among the poorest Americans. — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
Democratic politicians want to solve the crisis of poor education by taking more of your money and using it to reduce classroom… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
The people with the best sense of what is essential to a community, of what gives and maintains its spirit, are often… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
To all our means of culture is added the powerful incentive to personal ambition, no post of honor is so high but… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
I am surprised that in various countries, whether it's the U.K. or the U.S., you see isolationist tendencies that would tend to… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which are used by the poorest members of society: grain, bread,… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
Haiti, which has been the main target of US intervention throughout the 20th century, is the poorest. And Guatemala, which is maybe… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I think crime is a huge issue for people. If you were living in the poorest state, and you've got drug dealers… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are… — Gene Sperling Copy Share Image
For me, as the Government of India, the interest of the poorest of the poorest is paramount. — Piyush Goyal Copy Share Image
In England, even the poorest of people believe that they have rights; that is very different from what satisfies the poor in… — Simon Heffer Copy Share Image
The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
