--- title: "9 Scarcity-mentality Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Scarcity-mentality quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Scarcity-mentality sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/john-joclebs-bassey-38712_home_money-is-not-the-root-of-all-evil-povert_977410.jpg" --- > [“Money is not the root of all evil. Poverty of the mind is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joclebs-bassey/money-is-not-the-root-of-all-evil-poverty-of-the-mind-is/) [John Joclebs Bassey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joclebs-bassey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/john-joclebs-bassey-38712_home_money-is-not-the-root-of-all-evil-povert_977410.jpg) > [“Scarcity mentality measures out life by the ounce; it always concludes that the needs outweigh the resources.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-m-straza/scarcity-mentality-measures-out-life-by-the-ounce-it-always-concludes/) [Erin M. Straza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-m-straza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/erin-m-straza-42528_comfort_scarcity-mentality-measures-out-life-by_2664540.jpg) > [“a distinctive amount of a reasonable scarcity improves value greatly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/a-distinctive-amount-of-a-reasonable-scarcity-improves-value-greatly/) [Ernest Agyemang Yeboah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/ernest-agyemang-yeboah-1749_improvement_a-distinctive-amount-of-a-reasonable-sca_2130597.jpg) > [“Some people are bringing the business tricks of scarcity mentality into God's mind. They will tell you that only a few will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bangambiki-habyarimana/some-people-are-bringing-the-business-tricks-of-scarcity-mentality/) [Bangambiki Habyarimana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bangambiki-habyarimana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/bangambiki-habyarimana-1099_business_some-people-are-bringing-the-business-tr_2857049.jpg) > [“Focus on what is going well. Focus on what is present. By focusing on what is going well, you will create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-m-cantrell-kraig/focus-on-what-is-going-well-focus-on-what-is-present-by-focusing-on/) [Molly M. Cantrell-Kraig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-m-cantrell-kraig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/molly-m-cantrell-kraig-264133_abundance_focus-on-what-is-going-well-focus-on-wha_1646058.jpg) > [“You are heir to a heavenly fortune, the sole beneficiary of an infinite spiritual trust fund, a proverbial goldmine of sacred abundance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthon-st-maarten/you-are-heir-to-a-heavenly-fortune-the-sole-beneficiary-of-an/) [Anthon St. Maarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthon-st-maarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/anthon-st-maarten-9235_abundance_you-are-heir-to-a-heavenly-fortune-the-s_1657545.jpg) > [“Poverty is a mindset: It creates that sense of scarcity. You then become accustomed to it such that your life is hinged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-bimpong/poverty-is-a-mindset-it-creates-that-sense-of-scarcity-you-then/) [Oscar Bimpong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-bimpong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/oscar-bimpong-75281_life_poverty-is-a-mindset-it-creates-that-sen_125873.jpg) > [“Never surrender your hopes and dreams to the fateful limitations others have placed on their own lives. The vision of your true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthon-st-maarten/never-surrender-your-hopes-and-dreams-to-the-fateful-limitations/) [Anthon St. Maarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthon-st-maarten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/anthon-st-maarten-9235_abundance-creation_never-surrender-your-hopes-and-dreams-to_457746.jpg) > [“To economists, everything revolves around scarcity - after all, even the biggest spenders can't buy everything. However, the perception of scarcity is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/to-economists-everything-revolves-around-scarcity-after-all-even-the/) [Rutger Bregman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rutger-bregman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/rutger-bregman-2463_little-time_to-economists-everything-revolves-around_1872938.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scarcity-mentality/#itemlist", "name": "Scarcity-mentality Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Money is not the root of all evil. 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Poor people have an incredible ability - in the short term - to make ends meet, the same way that overworked CEOs can power through to close a deal. Despite all this, the drawbacks of a \"scarcity mentality\" are greater than the benefits. Scarcity narrows your focus to your immediate lack, to the meeting that's starting in five minutes or the bills that need to be paid tomorrow. The long-term perspective goes out of the window. \"Scarcity consumes you\", Shafir explains. \"You're less able to focus on other things that are also important to you.\" ... 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