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My record was so bad that I was first rejected by the Peace Corps as a poor risk and possible troublemaker and was accepted as… — Paul Theroux
Religion is a very personal thing for me. Religion has its good moments and its poor moments. — Elie Wiesel
There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. — Vladimir Putin
Basically, when I went to school in Sri Lanka from age five onward, the classes there were sometimes sorted into a hierarchy of your skin… — M.I.A.
The honest man might observe... that no one gets something for nothing; that politicians go in poor and go out rich; that the Government screws… — David Mamet
I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier. — Michael Caine
Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people. — Russell Simmons
Saying the Tech Bloom is not commercially driven is like saying Mother Teresa had an interest in the poor. — Alex Steffen
Overall, female scientists have fewer resources than male scientists, just as poor people have less access to health care. But if you compare male and… — Alison Gopnik
Competitive skills are desperately needed by poor children in America, and realistic recognition of the economic roles that they may someday have an opportunity to… — Jonathan Kozol
Bonuses balance my budget in New York City. The bigger the bonuses on Wall Street, the more money I had to spend on poor people.… — Rudy Giuliani
Structured settlements are a common way for people who have been injured to receive an insurance payout. The periodic payments provide ongoing income and reduce… — Suze Orman
No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country. — Liya Kebede
Creative new health strategies like micro-insurance for poor people or Kangaroo care for pre-term babies are transforming health outcomes in even the most low-resource settings.… — Liya Kebede
I just love kids. As a kid, I grew up in a poor country with a poor family that had nothing. I loved anyone who… — Dikembe Mutombo
I believe in the Democratic party, and their philosophy and what they stand for - for the poor people. — Dikembe Mutombo
The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and transport are in… — Richard Attias
One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are making the choice… — Gene Sperling
I have a charity called the Chain Of Hope, where we target children from poor areas where heart surgery is not available, and we offer… — Magdi Yacoub
I prefer to stay poor. — Azzedine Alaia

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