Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill:… — Pope Francis
We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes, Christ is our… — Pope Francis
The only place where poverty should be is in museums. — Muhammad Yunus
We have to get out of this mindset that the rich will do the business and the poor will have the charity. — Muhammad Yunus
I strongly believe that we can create a poverty-free world, if we want to.... In that kind of world, [the] only place you can see… — Muhammad Yunus
If we are looking for one single action which will enable the poor to overcome their poverty, I would focus on credit — Muhammad Yunus
Credit is a human right that should be treated as a human right. If credit can be accepted as a human right, then all other… — Muhammad Yunus
In the future the question will not be, "Are people credit-worthy", but rather, "Are banks people-worthy?" — Muhammad Yunus
We can remove poverty from the surface of the earth only if we can redesign our institutions - like the banking institutions, and other institutions;… — Muhammad Yunus
... Women have plans for themselves, for their children, about their home, the meals. They have a Vision. A man wants to enjoy himself ... — Muhammad Yunus
... When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base.… — Muhammad Yunus
Each individual person is very important. Each person has tremendous potential. She or he alone can influence the lives of others within the communities, nations,… — Muhammad Yunus
...a culture that holds people back should and can be changed... — Muhammad Yunus
What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people? — Muhammad Yunus
...culture is useless unless it is constantly challenged by counter culture. People create culture; culture creates people. It is a two-way street. When people hide… — Muhammad Yunus
I should never seek a job in my life, my mission in life is to create jobs. I am not a job seeker, I am… — Muhammad Yunus
Policies are also to blame: the only thing that the governments and people can come up with to give to the poor people is charity.… — Muhammad Yunus
I am proposing to create another kind of business, based on "selflessness" that is in all of us. I am calling it social business. — Muhammad Yunus
I think, social business is the most logical thing to do. If we had done that, we could reduce all the problems we have. — Muhammad Yunus
We have done some of these in Bangladesh. Whenever I see a problem, I immediately go and create a company. That's what I did all… — Muhammad Yunus
The current financial crisis makes it very clears that the system that we have isn't really working, and this is the right time for us… — Muhammad Yunus
If you think creating a world without any poverty is impossible, let's do it. Because it is the right thing to do. — Muhammad Yunus
We got rid of colonialism, we got rid of slavery, and we got rid of apartheid everyone thought each one of them was impossible. Let's… — Muhammad Yunus
There is something about poverty that smells like death. Dead dreams dropping off the heart like leaves in a dry season and rotting around the… — Zora Neale Hurston
Most poor people are not on welfare. . . I know they work. I'm a witness. They catch the early bus. They work every day.… — Jesse Jackson

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