Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won. — Ronald Reagan
At the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the… — Jeffrey Sachs
Real poverty is less a state of income than a state of mind. — George Gilder
Only FREEDOM has ever been the answer to poverty. — Mitt Romney
A man must be clothed with society, or we shall feel a certain bareness and poverty, as of a displaced and unfurnished member. He is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic… — Nelson Mandela
The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich. — Robert Kiyosaki
I have heard it said that families with many children and high birth rates are among the cause of poverty. It seems to me a… — Pope Francis
Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism. — Malala Yousafzai
There are war-torn countries, people full of poverty, who still voted 60, 70 percent. If here in the United States of America, we voted at… — Barack Obama
Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love — Pope Francis
I don’t believe that crime, danger and poverty make for good art. That’s bullshit. — David Byrne
Never be diplomatic and careful about the treasure God gives. This is poverty triumphant. — Oswald Chambers
Many say our world is at a tipping point. If we do not act together, if we do not act responsibly, if we do not… — Ban Ki-moon
Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure. — J C Ryle
Poverty does not create our social problems...our social problems create our poverty. — Marco Rubio
Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out — Mark Twain
Poverty is not created by poor people. It is produced by our failure to create institutions to support human capabilities. — Muhammad Yunus
The opposite of Prosperity is not poverty. It is anxiety. — Julia Cameron
Poverty isn’t solved with donations. — Carlos Slim
Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems. — Kailash Satyarthi
We adults, our policies, our ways of governance, are responsible for poverty, not the children. — Kailash Satyarthi
The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible. — Oscar Wilde
You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation. — Matt Damon
No-one is destined to live a life of poverty, because each of us has the ability to change everything in this life. The law of… — Rhonda Byrne

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