Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

Indeed, in US politics, 'poverty', along with 'welfare', 'unwed mothers' and 'crime', became code words for blacks. — Frances Fox Piven
We have already discovered the fact that fear is the chief reason for poverty and failure and misery that takes on a thousand different forms.… — Napoleon Hill
We will never end poverty if we don't tackle climate change. — Jim Yong Kim
While all too many people live in dire poverty, others are caught up in materialism and lifestyles which are destructive of family life and the… — Pope Francis
Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up,… — Pope Francis
In the treatment of poverty nationally, one fact stands out: there are twice as many white poor as Negro poor in the United States. Therefore… — Martin Luther
That first responsibility as a school board member - meals for latch-key children - was absolutely critical in my understanding of the extraordinary problems of… — Richard Lugar
The United States cannot feed every person, lift every person out of poverty, cure every disease, or stop every conflict. But our power and status… — Richard Lugar
I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid. — Emmanuel Jal
Whatever situation you are in, right now, take the authority of Jesus and begin to command that devil out of your life! That cage of… — T. B. Joshua
When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes… — Benjamin Mkapa
There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated. — Benjamin Mkapa
Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission… — Michael Bassey
It is good to stay in a peaceful poverty than to stay in a painful wealth. — Michael Bassey
Ending poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them. — Jim Yong Kim
Poverty always looks the same, no matter where you come across it. The rich can always express their opulence by varying their lives. Different houses,… — Henning Mankell
As writers, we don't just need to write about poverty or war or the immigrant experience. — Jennifer Gilmore
Inevitably, people tell me that poor folks are lazy or unintelligent, that they are somehow deserving of their poverty. However, if you begin to look… — Bob Torres
If we're all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we can come up with,… — Bob Torres
And every historic effort to forge a democratic project has been undermined by two fundamental realities: poverty and paranoia. The persistence of poverty generates levels… — Cornel West
The poor never have enough for themselves ... but always have enough to give away. — Joseph Girzone
Celebrity poverty, that's the hidden scandal in Blair's Britain. You can't help but worry for them. A girl I knew developed X-ray eyes for celebrity… — Peter York
It is difficult to describe in short the enthusiasm and devotion provoked by and given to my research. We lived almost in poverty. I used… — Immanuel Velikovsky
You, who are ashamed of your poverty, and blush for your calling, are a snob; as are you who boast of your wealth. — William Makepeace Thackeray
How the sting of poverty, or small means, is gone when one keeps house for one's own comfort and not for the comfort of one's… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

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