We weren't rich by any means, but we had each other, so we were rich in family. When you don't have a… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
I have tasted but little bread in my life. It has been mere grub and provender for the most part. Of bread… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
These are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich, as their country is impoverished; they rejoice, when obstinacy… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Each time we had a visiting writer, I asked what she thought of women and humor. By the end of the year,… — Kate Clinton Copy Share Image
I don't know what happens in the next years. But I cannot now design a policy in which we try to keep… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
No matter how many rich people call New York their home, we don't really have enough capital here to build and maintain… — Sharon Zukin Copy Share Image
In a novel, the hero can lay ten girls and marry a virgin for the finish. In a movie, that is not… — Herman J. Mankiewicz Copy Share Image
Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day,… — Jean-Paul Marat Copy Share Image
Do not really like rich people, as they make us poor people feel dopey and inadequate. Not that we are poor. I… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
The skylines lit up at dead of night, the air-conditioning systems cooling empty hotels in the desert and artificial light in the… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
The power of growth, of improvement, the power to overcome all stagnation and break through every obstacle and transform a barren wasteland… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Sounds a little like my quote for the week. Do you want to hear it? This is by Augustine: O soul, He… — Robin Jones Gunn Copy Share Image
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and… — Kwame Nkrumah Copy Share Image
Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn't make any difference how… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
That everybody can do something, without regard to how old or young they are, rich or poor or middle class they are,… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Work is rich. It can be looked at psychologically or philosophically or personally. The interpretive nature of work is different than the… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
“There's poverty in wealth. If a man is wealthy without good health, is he not poor? If a man is wealthy without… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I think that paying your bills every month, that's not so glamorous or fun, having a job, or when your child gets… — Zac Posen Copy Share Image
Global inequality is such an abstract concept, simply because there is no global government. Telling people in rich countries who have had… — Branko Milanovic Copy Share Image
“People everywhere hear the excuse “there’s not enough money”. In actuality, there is enough money… just different priorities. New stadium, heathcare for… — Rick Steves Copy Share Image
Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies,… — Jean-Claude Biver Copy Share Image
For all the chatter that Britain has moved beyond class, recent studies have found that it determines the life chances of British… — Johann Hari Copy Share Image
Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when I am alone with myself, I haven't the 'courage' to… — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and… — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
There is nothing on earth more exquisite than a bonny book, with well-placed columns of rich black writing in beautiful borders, and… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Calmly take what ill betideth; Patience wins the crown at length: Rich repayment him abideth Who endures in quiet strength. Brave the… — Johann Gottfried Herder Copy Share Image
Time after time have nations, ay, and rich and strong nations, learned in the arts, been, and passed away to be forgotten,… — H. Rider Haggard Copy Share Image
Free food!" mumbled Hamilton, his mouth full. "No wonder you're rich. You don't have to pay for anything." "Since when is it… — Gordon Korman Copy Share Image
Hobbies should be wives, not mistresses. It will not do to have more than one at a time. One hobby leads you… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich,… — Fareed Zakaria Copy Share Image
Powers Hapgood had just come from court because there was some kind of dust-up on a picket line. The judge was so… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Living in my parents' house is pretty sweet. It's not like they're rich or anything, but they're pretty nice to me, so… — Matt Riddle Copy Share Image
Richness, the ideas of having plenty of money, is not ... an absolute state. Richness is about the amount of money you… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
“He is very rich, has no relations, and has a passion for power." "Then he'll be hung," said the Chief, rising. "I… — Edgar Wallace Copy Share Image
We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
He presented himself as the friend to Main Street America, and yet that aw-shucks persona ended up packaging policies and programs that… — Eugene Jarecki Copy Share Image
“Actually, I’m glad I’m not rich. I’ve gotta believe that it’s harder to die if you are. Not only do you lose… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
Whether they be old or young, rich or poor, high or low, wise or foolish, ignorant or learned, every individual is seen… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Not all the pride of beauty; Those eyes, that tell us what the sun is made of; Those lips, whose touch is… — Edward Young Copy Share Image
