We cannot feast on global resources while the world's poor struggle to survive on inhospitable lands. It is as simple as that.… — Petra Kelly Copy Share Image
Poverty and scarcity are actually very good for totalitarian societies. They maintain that sense of mobilization that's essential for totalitarian societies. — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
I'm interested in illuminating the enormous disparity between vast poverty and the tiny upper class... This vast inequity is unfair by definition,… — Nick McDonell Copy Share Image
Poverty can turn a person into a flaming torch for change and revolution, without which mankind would come to a standstill. — Jean Sasson Copy Share Image
The dangerous time when mechanical voices, radios, telephones, take the place of human intimacies, and the concept of being in touch with… — Anais Nin 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
Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on… — Alden Nowlan Copy Share Image
Illiteracy at the poverty level (mainly a matter of bad grammar) does not alarm me nearly as much as the illiteracy of… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Andrew Young, a former U.S. Congressman and U.N. ambassador turned Wal-Mart spokesman, seemed to offer an explanation: “Poverty in America,” he said,… — Ellen Ruppel Shell Copy Share Image
Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural… — John Berger Copy Share Image
Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty. — Zoe Lofgren Copy Share Image
Federal assistance helps millions of Americans escape poverty every year by providing the stability needed to take advantage of new opportunities. In… — John Yarmuth Copy Share Image
It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty.… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
With an agenda dominated by global security and U.N. reform, it appears that the decisions needed to lift millions of people from… — Kumi Naidoo Copy Share Image
Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
For most Americans, their primary aspiration is to achieve a better life... To earn a livable wage in a good job. To… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“A bullet only costs about two cents, and anybody can afford that.” — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
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