Abject Quotes

94 quotes by 87 authors

At the depths of that dusty soul there is nothing but abject surrender. — Winston Churchill
We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age. — Viola Davis
While civilization is more than a high material living standard it is nevertheless based on material abundance. It does not thrive on abject poverty or… — Krafft Arnold Ehricke
Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission… — Michael Bassey
Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make… — Pio of Pietrelcina
There's no doubt about it, show business lures the people who didn't get enough love, attention, or approval early in life and have grown up… — Dennis Miller
Revenge, we find, the abject pleasure of an abject mind. — Juvenal
To what base ends, and by what abject ways, Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise! — Alexander Pope
Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids him desire to be like God. Without such a counterpoise,… — Blaise Pascal
For the first time ever we are capable of removing abject poverty, illiteracy and the diseases of poverty from the human condition. The current intensification… — Clare Short
Anything less than abject submission has to have some attack in it. — Frank Herbert
A decade ago, critics suggested biotech crops would not be valuable in the developing world. Now 90 percent of farmers who benefit are resource-poor farmers… — Clive James
Self-interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective action, ... Calculate not just the human misery of the… — Tony Blair
If you are sure that you are about to fail, then this strange and serene calmness can come over you or the most abject fear… — Peter Gallagher
Excluded from all fellowship at meals, excluded from all sacrifices, excluded from instruction and from matrimonial alliances, abject and excluded from all religious duties, let… — Guru Nanak
The Millennium Declaration was a solemn pledge to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty. — Kevin Watkins
With an agenda dominated by global security and U.N. reform, it appears that the decisions needed to lift millions of people from abject poverty are… — Kumi Naidoo
We must begin by acknowledging that there is a complete absence of two things in Indian Society. One of these is equality. On the social… — B R Ambedkar
We can't leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world's people, while bringing it… — Jane Goodall
If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined. — Mason Cooley

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