Poor Quotes

5043 Poor quotes by 2780 unique authors

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
I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her,… — Anne Bronte
He who hesitates is poor. — Mel Brooks
Libertarians know that a free country has nothing to fear from anyone coming in or going out - while a welfare state is scared to… — Harry Browne
Hunger makes a thief of any man. — Pearl S. Buck
Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. — Sitting Bull
He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more. — John Bunyan
The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from… — Julie Burchill
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. — Edmund Burke
The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in… — David Byrne

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