Bears Quote by Carl Sagan

Illiteracy at the poverty level (mainly a matter of bad grammar) does not alarm me nearly as much as the illiteracy of the well-to-do.

— Mary McCarthy

Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the…

— Abdul Qadeer Khan

“Illiteracy is a fertile ground for manipulation”

— Thabiso Monkoe

Our real illiteracy is our inability to create

— Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

— Daniel Deleon

“Illiteracy is the number one promoter of ignorance.”

— Sunday Adelaja

There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this…

— Kailash Satyarthi

Wherever illiteracy is a problem, it's as fundamental a problem as getting enough to eat or a place to sleep.

— Northrop Frye

Illiteracy causes violence. If you don't have enough words in your vocabulary, you can't even seek your way out of a situation.

— KRS-One

One of the things that amazes me is the amount of functional illiteracy in this country... people can't read to get around, or people…

— Edward Albert

In a state of poverty, illiteracy, people just remain exposed to all kinds of manipulation. That's what we have lived. It's easier to tell…

— Paul Kagame

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

— Sasha Grey