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We talk of regional conflicts, of economic and social crises, of political instability, of abuses of human rights, of racism, religious intolerance, inequalities between rich… — Poul Hartling
Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is… — Dennis Kucinich
The history of scientific and technical discovery teaches us that the human race is poor in independent and creative imagination. — Albert Einstein
Poverty in Egypt, or anywhere else, is not very difficult to explain. There are three basic causes: People are poor because they cannot produce anything… — Walter E. Williams
Racism is the snobbery of the poor. — Raymond Aron
Billy, in one of his nice new sashes, Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes; Now, although the room grows chilly, I haven't… — Harry Graham
I slept, and dreamed that life was Beauty; I woke, and found that life was Duty. Was thy dream then a shadowy lie? Toil on,… — Unknown Author
I give thee all,-I can no more, Though poor the off'ring be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring to… — Charles Lamb
Statistics prove that teenage Internet gambling is the fastest growing addiction of the day,akin to drug and alcohol abuse in the 1930s, ...It's pernicious, it's… — David Robertson
Let the revolting distinction of rich and poor disappear once and for all, the distinction of great and small, of masters and valets, of governors… — Francois-Noel Babeuf
It was a different sexual situation going on than it is in the '80s and '90s, and I did a very poor job of describing… — Wilt Chamberlain
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich-something for nothing. — George Bernard Shaw
I think my soul never was in such an agony before. I felt no restraint, for the treasures of divine grace were opened to me.… — David Brainerd
Effective teamwork will not take the place of knowing how to do the job or how to manage the work. Poor teamwork, however, can prevent… — Unknown Author
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. — Gautama Buddha
Sex is the poor man's polo. — Clifford Odets
The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of Woman's Rights with… — Queen Victoria
Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they… — Diana Wynne Jones
Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at war… — Plato
Whenever your preparations for the sea are poor; the sea worms its way in and finds the problems. — Francis Stokes

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