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Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless… — William J. Clinton
I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries and to both… — William J. Clinton
I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington. — Chuck Close
I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our… — Red Cloud
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing… — William Cobbett
They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards. — Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
I'm tired of being a nice guy, I've been poor all my life, but don't know quite why. — Tupac Shakur
By experts in poverty I do not mean sociologists, but poor men. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If we want to give poor people soap we must set out deliberately to give them luxuries. If we will not make them rich enough… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
All but the hard hearted man must be torn with pity for this pathetic dilemma of the rich man, who has to keep the poor… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The average businessman began to be agnostic, not so much because he did not know where he was, as because he wanted to forget. Many… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Attitude is an important part of the foundation upon which we build a productive life. A good attitude produces good results, a fair attitude poor… — M. Russell Ballard
I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. — Mike Todd
I finally understand / for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man / You always was committed / A poor single mother… — Tupac Shakur
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed,… — Emma Lazarus
[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands of our western country, the… — George Washington
...what about the millions of poor in this country who desperately need assistance and services to help bring them out of poverty? Shall they go… — Ed Koch
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to… — Charles Dickens
Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended ... to take in the whole sick population. May we hope that the day will… — Florence Nightingale

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