Big Quote by John Burns

The trouble with poverty, as an issue, is that it has basically exhausted the patience of the general public.

— Paul Krugman

If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it.

— Mo Ibrahim

The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.

— James Wolfensohn

Unfortunately, a significant portion of the world is still struggling with poverty and hunger and it will be impossible to reverse this trend without…

— Jovenel Moise

Poverty should not just be made an issue - there is need to actually work on it.

— Rajnath Singh

Even today we don't pay serious attention to the issue of poverty, because the powerful remain relatively untouched by it. Most people distance themselves…

— Muhammad Yunus

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

— Damian Marley

Poverty is an expensive luxury. We cannot afford it.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Poverty has become a big problem.

— Alberto Fernandez

For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty…

— Ibrahim Babangida

It may in fact be utterly impossible to be successful without helping others to become successful.

— Maya Angelou

Poverty is not just a lack of money; it is not having the capability to realize one's full potential as a human being

— Amartya Sen