Poor Quotes

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A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
It is a curious phenomena that God has made the hearts of the poor, rich and those of the rich, poor. — Vinoba Bhave
You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a… — Jello Biafra
Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies. — Theodor Adorno
Remember the poor, it costs nothing. — Josh Billings
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my… — Mary J. Blige
You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor. — Michael Bloomberg
This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not… — Michael Bloomberg
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. — Aesop
There's something really great and romantic about being poor and sleeping on couches. — Ben Affleck
To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships. — W. E. B. Du Bois
Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. — Napoleon Bonaparte
It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio… — Unknown Author
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way… — Edward de Bono
Those places I don't understand, just doing bad food. It takes some doing. Making good pasta is so much easier than making bad stuff. It… — Anthony Bourdain
Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect. — Jo Brand
One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly… — Jo Brand
I'm a chairperson for 'No Kid Hungry', a campaign for poor American children. — Jeff Bridges
If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work… — Eli Broad

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