Poverty Quotes

2493 Poverty quotes by 1419 unique authors

This is the first generation in all of recorded history that can do something about the scourge of poverty. We have the means to do… — Hubert H. Humphrey
There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire. If you're jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain. Do something to… — Gina Rinehart
We, who have so much, must do more to help those in need. And most of all, we must live simply, so that others may… — Ed Begley, Jr.
We're looking at the singular condition of poverty. All the other individual problems spring from that condition... doesn't matter if it's death, aid, trade, AIDS,… — Bob Geldof
No one who works for a living should live in poverty. — Edward Kennedy
Witnessing the extreme poverty in remote parts of Affrica can make you feel sad and powerless until you realize how little it takes to change… — John Legend
Such is the scale and depth of poverty in many parts of the world that it won't be ended overnight. That is why if, like… — Annie Lennox
Wars are bred by poverty and oppression. Continued peace is possible only in a relatively free and prosperous world. — George C. Marshall
Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a… — George C. Marshall
Until it's understood to involve justice for those in poverty, a future for generations yet unborn, and a commitment to the rest of creation, it's… — Bill McKibben
Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease. Greed is the key. It's easy to sit… — Roger Moore
If poverty is a disease that infects the entire community in the form of unemployment and violence, failing schools and broken homes, then we can't… — Barack Obama
By the time this concert ends this evening, 30,000 Africans will have died because of extreme poverty. By this time tomorrow evening, another 30,000. This… — Brad Pitt
The good news is we have the technology and the tools to alleviate poverty on a global scale. All that is standing in our way… — Natalie Portman
Small loans can transform lives, especially the lives of women and children. The poor can become empowered instead of disenfranchised. Homes can be built, jobs… — Natalie Portman
It's quite possible to arrive in the year 2030 where people are no longer dying of poverty. We could actually help lead a global end-not… — Jeffrey Sachs
Extreme poverty is the best breeding ground on earth for disease, political instability, and terrorism. — Jeffrey Sachs
The key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. The ladder… — Jeffrey Sachs
Every morning our newspapers could read, 'More than 20,000 people perished yesterday of extreme poverty.' How? The poor die in hospital wards that lack drugs,… — Jeffrey Sachs
All of the incessant debate about development assistance, and whether the rich are doing enough to help the poor, actually concerns less than 1% of… — Jeffrey Sachs

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