--- title: "21 Reduce Poverty Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 21 Reduce Poverty quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Reduce Poverty sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/wangari-maathai-2479_environment_you-can-t-reduce-poverty-in-a-vacuum-you_331707.jpg" --- > [You can't reduce poverty in a vacuum. You are doing it in an environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/you-can-t-reduce-poverty-in-a-vacuum-you-are-doing-it-in-an/) [Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d45/wangari-maathai-2479_environment_you-can-t-reduce-poverty-in-a-vacuum-you_331707.jpg) > [To educate girls is to reduce poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/to-educate-girls-is-to-reduce-poverty/) [Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/kofi-annan-799_educate_to-educate-girls-is-to-reduce-poverty-80_809241.png) > [Those of us who were lucky enough to be born in the right countries have a moral obligation to reduce poverty and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angus-deaton/those-of-us-who-were-lucky-enough-to-be-born-in-the-right-countries/) [Angus Deaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angus-deaton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a6/angus-deaton-5260_born_those-of-us-who-were-lucky-enough-to-be_1631527.jpg) > [We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winnie-byanyima/we-need-a-race-to-the-top-so-that-we-have-policies-and-regulations/) [Winnie Byanyima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winnie-byanyima/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/winnie-byanyima-4582_economics_we-need-a-race-to-the-top-so-that-we-hav_1314571.png) > [It’s been proven that of all the interventions to reduce poverty, improving agricultural productivity is the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-gates/it-s-been-proven-that-of-all-the-interventions-to-reduce-poverty/) [Bill Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-gates-137_improving_it-s-been-proven-that-of-all-the-interve_912471.jpg) > [Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yarmuth/taking-responsible-steps-to-reduce-poverty-is-not-merely-a-moral/) [John Yarmuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yarmuth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/john-yarmuth-21768_economic_taking-responsible-steps-to-reduce-pover_1668528.png) > [Free enterprise has done more to reduce poverty than all the government programs dreamed up by Democrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/free-enterprise-has-done-more-to-reduce-poverty-than-all-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/ronald-reagan-119_business_free-enterprise-has-done-more-to-reduce_2185411.jpg) > [If we want to reduce poverty and misery, if we want to give to every deserving individual what is needed for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-tesla/if-we-want-to-reduce-poverty-and-misery-if-we-want-to-give-to-every/) [Nikola Tesla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-tesla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/nikola-tesla-1383_being_if-we-want-to-reduce-poverty-and-misery_3188293.jpg) > [A prerequisite to the inclusive prosperity that will increase equality and reduce poverty is growth. This requires an innovative economy in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuka-umunna/a-prerequisite-to-the-inclusive-prosperity-that-will-increase/) [Chuka Umunna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuka-umunna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/chuka-umunna-5215_business_a-prerequisite-to-the-inclusive-prosperi_2979599.png) > [We live in a world community, and economic contact has partly contributed to that. It’s also the case that economic opportunity opened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amartya-sen/we-live-in-a-world-community-and-economic-contact-has-partly/) [Amartya Sen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amartya-sen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/amartya-sen-2518_cases_we-live-in-a-world-community-and-economi_2790672.png) > [To tackle the underlying roots of violence and conflict, we need a massive international effort to reduce poverty and injustice, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clare-short/to-tackle-the-underlying-roots-of-violence-and-conflict-we-need-a/) [Clare Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clare-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/clare-short-20744_conflict_to-tackle-the-underlying-roots-of-violen_2624807.jpg) > [Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/can-we-really-believe-that-we-are-living-a-good-life-an-ethically/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/peter-singer-1001_adults_can-we-really-believe-that-we-are-living_1612862.jpg) > [The real tragedy of minimum wage laws is that they are supported by well-meaning groups who want to reduce poverty. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/the-real-tragedy-of-minimum-wage-laws-is-that-they-are-supported-by/) [Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f7/milton-friedman-616_groups_the-real-tragedy-of-minimum-wage-laws-is_3194813.png) > [I believe the quickest and most sure way to reduce poverty, raise living standards and create jobs around the world is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliott-bisnow/i-believe-the-quickest-and-most-sure-way-to-reduce-poverty-raise/) [Elliott Bisnow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliott-bisnow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/elliott-bisnow-50506_around_i-believe-the-quickest-and-most-sure-way_1088185.jpg) > [Child labour is a global problem that needs a response from all sides. This means measures to help reduce poverty, improve education,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-ryder/child-labour-is-a-global-problem-that-needs-a-response-from-all-sides/) [Guy Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/guy-ryder-36783_age_child-labour-is-a-global-problem-that-ne_654448.jpg) > [Many people believe in eliminating gaps and eliminating poverty. They don't realize that in some sense those two things are antithetical. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/many-people-believe-in-eliminating-gaps-and-eliminating-poverty-they/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/thomas-sowell-247_believe_many-people-believe-in-eliminating-gaps_2081544.jpg) > [For just a few dollars a dose, vaccines save lives and help reduce poverty. Unlike medical treatment, they provide a lifetime of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-berkley/for-just-a-few-dollars-a-dose-vaccines-save-lives-and-help-reduce/) [Seth Berkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-berkley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/seth-berkley-13979_children_for-just-a-few-dollars-a-dose-vaccines-s_2200095.jpg) > [“The press has the power to stimulate people to clean up the environment prevent nuclear proliferation force crooked politicians out of office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-hargreaves/the-press-has-the-power-to-stimulate-people-to-clean-up-the/) [Ian Hargreaves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-hargreaves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/ian-hargreaves-41901_health_the-press-has-the-power-to-stimulate-peo_2151632.jpg) > [The new millennium began with a great global dream. World leaders gathered at the United Nations in 2000 and adopted, among others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-yunus/the-new-millennium-began-with-a-great-global-dream-world-leaders/) [Muhammad Yunus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-yunus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45e/muhammad-yunus-2158_adopted_the-new-millennium-began-with-a-great-gl_2018942.jpg) > [We tend to put the environment last because we think the first thing we have to do is eliminate poverty. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangari-maathai/we-tend-to-put-the-environment-last-because-we-think-the-first-thing/) [Wangari Maathai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangari-maathai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/wangari-maathai-2479_environment_we-tend-to-put-the-environment-last-beca_729872.jpg) > [For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/for-a-long-time-rich-countries-have-promised-to-reduce-poverty-but/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/peter-singer-1001_action_for-a-long-time-rich-countries-have-prom_467362.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reduce-poverty/#itemlist", "name": "Reduce Poverty Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't reduce poverty in a vacuum. 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