Poor Quotes

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Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens. — Howard Zinn
Control in modern times requires more than force, more than law. It requires that a population dangerously concentrated in cities and factorites, whose lives are… — Howard Zinn
They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor… — Wendie Malick
I come from a very small, poor town just outside of the Chicago area and I know what it's like to dream and accomplish some… — Keke Palmer
Racism as a form of skin worship, and as a sickness and a pathological anxiety for America, is so great, until the poor whites --… — Jesse Jackson
You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling? — Anthony Hopkins
Largely as a result of the policies and priorities of the Reagan administration, more people are becoming poor and staying poor in this country than… — Bryant Gumbel
Frankly, to be a poor child in Cuba may in many instances be better than being a poor child in Miami, and I’m not going… — Eleanor Clift
A rich man's war and a poor man's fight... — Shelby Foote
It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever… — Fred Savage
All my life I have been happiest when the folks watching me said to each other, `Look at the poor dope, wilya? — Buster Keaton
I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat. — Britt Ekland
Anybody can be unhappy. We can all be hurt. You don't have to be poor to need something or somebody. Rednecks, hippies, misfits - we're… — Willie Nelson
Superheroes are mostly aimed at young teen-age males concerned with their manhood. The medium will have to address itself more to content. . . .… — Will Eisner
I feel that life is a series of very interesting questions, and very poor answers. But I myself am willing to settle for the questions.… — Jack Kirby
MT [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God.… — Christopher Hitchens
Suppose there were groups of secularists at hospitals who went round the terminally ill and urged them to adopt atheism: 'Don't be a mug all… — Christopher Hitchens
Many more people are poor and sick because of the life of MT: Even more will be poor and sick if her example is followed.… — Christopher Hitchens
Sweet Bird of Youth”: “The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of… — Paul Newman
I learned at a very early age that life is a battle. My family was poor, my neighborhood was poor. The only way that I… — Susan Hayward
Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop. — Andrew Rannells
Palestinians are a hard-working and an incredible community. They have done remarkably well outside their country. I have never met a poor Palestinian in the… — William J. Clinton
Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor. — Sam Levenson
I don't understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do? — Jeremy Clarkson
The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic… — Rick Santorum

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