“If you are rich and full-fed, don’t laugh at the impulsiveness of the poor. They were not acting from their souls, but… — Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi Copy Share Image
The globalization that has rescued so many in poor countries has harmed some people in rich countries, as factories and jobs migrated… — Angus Deaton Copy Share Image
One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which… — John Danilovich Copy Share Image
“Yes, helping the poor helps keep them stuck in poverty. As Jesus said, 'Tough love thy neighbor as thyself, get your own… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Never in the history of the world have so many people been so rich; never in the history of the world have… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
What is the good news to the poor? Christ took your poverty at the cross and gave you the riches of Abraham.… — John Hagee Copy Share Image
Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and… — Johan Norberg Copy Share Image
We are raising a generation that has a woefully small stock of ideas and interests and emotions. It must be amused at… — Robert McCracken Copy Share Image
In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are underpaid, and many of our paid… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I think the money for the solutions for global poverty is on Wall Street. Wall Street allocates capital. And we need to… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
“Only those who have been on the receiving end of poverty, unemployment, homelessess, mental illness, domestic violence, racism, sexism or ageism can… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
The hostility perpetually exercised between one man and another, is caused by the desire of many for that which only few can… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
For children, the era of mass incarceration has meant a tremendous amount of family separation, broken homes, poverty, and a far, far… — Michelle Alexander 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
We have to be bold in our national ambitions. First, we must win the fight against poverty within the next decade. Second,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The reason that the World Trade Center got hit is because there are a lot of people living in abject poverty out… — Ted Turner Copy Share Image
Most of the characters in 'The Little Rascals' were living in poverty, but they decided to focus on the joy of being… — Sean Baker Copy Share Image
For me, unemployment and poverty in the Greater Montreal area is not mainly a problem of structure, or design, or statistics. It… — Kim Campbell Copy Share Image
“Poor thing, consigned to a life of frivolousness and wretched things for breakfast. Not allowed to go to school or do anything… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
A poor man defended himself when charged with stealing food to appease the cravings of hunger, saying, the cries of the stomach… — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Copy Share Image
People who are denied access to power are also denied the opportunity to make or influence decisions to live a better life… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The faith in reason insists that the poverty of democracy offers a greater hope for mankind than the prosperity that attaches itself… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
“He felt that flush of antagonism a poor man feels for a rich woman who is in some way asserting her superiority… — Mario Puzo Copy Share Image
Imagine you waking up tomorrow and you can't get a bank account; you can't get a credit union account. Everything has gone… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
“Your time keeps flying away into vanity while you dine with your distractions. Your life keeps diminishing while you waste your time… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“One's sovereignty over the land is expressed most powerfully in the act of banishment. Perhaps the first eviction recorded in human history… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
By helping the poor, we must be able to remove their poverty. But extending help to one here and one there in… — Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Copy Share Image
“The danger of procrastination is that it gives you fake impression that you have all the time and makes you forget that… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
When someone can't afford to wear shoes, it's not just about them not having shoes on that day. It's about a cycle… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
“Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress; let them drink and forget their… — Proverbs 31 67 Copy Share Image
The news media in general are liberal. If you want to be a reporter, you are going to see poverty and misery,… — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image
Robert Kennedy identified with people, not data, or institutions, or theories. Poverty was a specific black face for him, not a manila… — Jack Newfield Copy Share Image
Talk to families in poverty and ask them what they need, instead of prescribing it for them. Ask what the barriers are.… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
“If you don’t want to just live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“The tricky thing about the hood is that you’re always working, working, working, and you feel like something’s happening, but really nothing’s… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
There is no worse material poverty, I am keen to stress, than the poverty which prevents people from earning their bread and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“You can become great by multiplying yourself through time conversion into different products but that will only be possible if you understand… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“If you don’t just want to live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
