Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

It could be that one of the greatest hindrances to evangelism is the poverty of our own experience. — Billy Graham
As it has over the decades, the union movement stands for the fundamental moral values that make America strong: quality education for our children, affordable… — John Sweeney
I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I… — Andrew Carnegie
To deride the hope of progress is the ultimate fatuity, the last word in poverty of spirit and meanness of mind. — Peter Medawar
If you look internationally over the last 50 years there have been improvements in the third world, but in the last 20 years the reverse… — David Korten
Growth is improving the lot of the poor in many countries, reducing poverty by half since 1981. Freer trade could accelerate progress. — Unknown Author
The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development. — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
The growing use of biofuel will be an inestimable contribution to the generation of income, social inclusion and reduction of poverty in many poor countries… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Gratitude and Contentment is the greatest worker of miracles. It transforms water into wine, grains of sand into pearls, raindrops into balsam, poverty into wealth,… — Kaspar Hauser
Poverty is just a state of mind, — Rahul Gandhi
Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and freedom of choice. — Johan Norberg
I didn’t create poverty. This church didn’t create poverty. Poverty is not an issue, human suffering is not an issue at all, they were there… — Peter Akinola
It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe… — Chanakya
If we're going to address trafficking in our country we have to address poverty, racism & gender based violence. — Rachel Lloyd
My parents were nonmaterialistic. They believed that money without knowledge was worthless, that education tempered with religion was the way to climb out of poverty… — James McBride
There's conflict on every continent, the poverty rate is increasing, the environment's a wreck, and I'm not supposed to be affected? — Unknown Author
Anfering sex for money is not a profession that glorifies women; it is a profession born of desperation, poverty, alieatioin, and loneliness. — Ann Rule
It was not the goal that really concerned us, the journey was the thing. Who ever reaches any goal? From what journey can we return?… — Ben Robertson
Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly important… — Duane Elgin
To educate girls is to reduce poverty — Kofi Annan
As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. — Nelson Mandela
If you surrender everything to the government and give it total power to plan the whole economy, this will not guarantee your economic security, but… — Ayn Rand
Handouts are not going to end global poverty, but work - real work - just might. — Leila Janah
Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological… — Satish Kumar
The extermination of millions of unborn children, in the name of the fight against poverty, actually constitutes the destruction of the poorest of all human… — Pope Benedict XVI

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