There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
As we come to know the seriousness of the situation, the war, the racism, the poverty in our world, we come to… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
“For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Women represent 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people in our world who live in absolute poverty. Consequently, as Joan Holmes, president… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Liberalism had come to mean spending more on everything-speech police, failed poverty programs that reward dependence, a bigger nanny state telling us… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
Most organizations should be pro-active, but philanthropists concerned with poverty should deliberately be reactive, learning from the efforts of ordinary folks who… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Honoured sir, poverty is not a vice, that's a true saying. Yet I know too that drunkeness is not a virtue, and… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
“The phenomenon of relative deprivation applied to education is called—appropriately enough—the “Big Fish–Little Pond Effect.” The more elite an educational institution is,… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“A poor man is not disposed to quick and high resentment when he is among the rich: he is apt to yield… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
“You may not have all you could wish for, but you still have more than you deserve. Your circumstances are not what… — Charles Haddon Spurgeon Copy Share Image
There is evil poured upon the earth from the overflowings of corruption-- Sickness, and poverty, and pain, and guilt, and madness, and… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
The unemployed, poverty-stricken white man must be made to realize that he is in the very same boat with the Negro. Together,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us knows what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought-proof against all adversity.… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“Stale beer sticks to wobbling tables. The cigarette machine flashes in the corner, mocking smokers who never have any change on them.… — Craig Stone Copy Share Image
“Silently, she wondered whether this was the same desperation, the same impotence that grips many men by their shirts, their T-shirts, their… — Panashe Chigumadzi Copy Share Image
“If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent — at least when it comes to… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Business is one of the most powerful institutions on Earth for creating wealth and opportunity and helping to lift people out of… — Peter Blair Henry Copy Share Image
“The image titled “The Homeless, Psalm 85:10,” featured on the cover of ELEMENTAL, can evoke multiple levels of response. They may include… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance, this new version is the past and no different… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
These often unsung heroes understand...that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. Individuals ...are… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“Illness and death are not the only consequences of the lack of access to water; it also hinders education and economic development.… — Tom Standage Copy Share Image
When Heaven is about to confer a great office on a man, it first exercises his mind with suffering, and his sinews… — Mencius Copy Share Image
“During those long stretches on the links, as I carried their bags, I watched how the people who had reached professional heights… — Keith Ferrazzi Copy Share Image
I'd say that Holland, Sweden, and Denmark are all better countries politically than the United States. The average person is far better… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous. To be convinced of this we need only represent, on the… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Martin Luther King was talking about racism, war and poverty. I think we have made progress enormous progress in racism and war,… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Every day you make a choice either to sow some of your seed or to eat it. When you exercise faith and… — John Avanzini Copy Share Image
In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god. Its inhabitants will either have to… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
We offer a better way for dealing with persistent poverty in this country. A way that shows poor Americans the world beyond… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run...the secret to success, my friends, is… — T. Harv Eker Copy Share Image
In addition to world conflicts, the most challenging problem we face today is hunger, deprivation and social injustice. Because we're ruled by… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
And of course, we know that opportunity lies outside the reach of some of our people. We don't need flowery words about… — Artur Davis Copy Share Image
Museums are just a lot of lies, and the people who make art their business are mostly imposters. We have infected the… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Technology transforms people's lives. From mitigating poverty to simplifying processes, ending corruption to providing better services, Technology is omnipresent. It has become… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
