Character Quote by Anna Quindlen

Let us remember there is not a poor person in the United States who was not made poor by his own shortcomings.

— Russell Conwell

Poverty is not a lack of character. Poverty is a lack of cash.

— Rutger Bregman

Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.

— Alphonso Jackson

Poverty is a relatively mild disease for even a very flimsy American soul, but uselessness will kill strong and weak souls alike, and kill…

— Kurt Vonnegut

America doesn't have poor people, they have temporarily embarrassed millionaires: meaning there are people who are poor for now but that's all about to…

— Neal Brennan

Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money.

— Barbara Ehrenreich

I’m concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor - that if you’re poor, somehow you’re shiftless and lazy.

— John Kasich

When you talk about war on poverty it doesn't mean very much; but if you can show to some degree this sort of thing…

— Ben Shahn

Poverty is not only a lack of money, it's a lack of sense of meaning.

— David Bornstein

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

— Amartya Sen

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty

— Andrew Cuomo

Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to make choices.

— Winnie Byanyima