Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

Poverty is in separatism. Abundance is in unity. — Torkom Saraydarian
Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double. — Chaka Fattah
Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak. — Pope Francis
The Curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education — John Legend
It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one. — Mother Teresa
The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world a better one… — Nelson Mandela
In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability. — Bertrand Piccard
Begin to build up confidence and joy in your own richness. That richness is the essence of generosity. It is the essence of resourcefulness ;… — Chogyam Trungpa
The #‎ poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. — Mother Teresa
Managing your money does not depend upon becoming wealthy or declaring vows of poverty. Rather, it is about creating stability and sufficiency - a balanced… — Dan Millman
I was haunted always by my other life-my drab room in the Bronx, my square foot of the subway, my fixation upon the day's letter… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless… — Wallace D. Wattles
No matter how you measure it, women and girls bear the brunt of poverty. But it's also clear that women are also our greatest hope… — Helene D. Gayle
Gender equality and empowerment of women is key to the success of the Millennium Development Goals. Not only as a specific target, but for the… — Johanna Siguroardottir
I think the English are bipolar. 'We're the greatest, no we're terrible' - that's a constant English struggle. Crime is down, there's little poverty -… — Dara O Briain
Water is the key to dealing with the twin challenges of poverty and growth. — Sunita Narain
If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God's children to have the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If our economic system is to survive, there has to be a better distribution of wealth ... we can't have a system where some people… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am much more open about categories of gender, and my feminism has been about women's safety from violence, increased literacy, decreased poverty and more… — Judith Butler
The working class of England take their deracination completely for granted. Disenchantment is the happy code that informs every byway of the underclass: service jobs,… — Andrew O'Hagan
Information without execution is poverty. — Tony Robbins
When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported… — Barney Frank
Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we must… — Marc Morial
Vietnam remains an underdeveloped economy with a high poverty incidence, ... party, people and army will continue to stand united and ... turn Vietnam into… — Tran ?uc Luong

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