Poverty Quote by Ken Ilgunas

“At present I do not feel that I have seen more than the fringe of poverty. Still, I can point to one or two…

— George Orwell

The poorest of the poor are those who feel that they are unloved.

— Mother Teresa

“The poor who commit murder, rape and robbery are not only not starving, they have far more material things than the word ‘poverty’ suggests.”

— Dennis Prager

“At the micro-sociological level, most humans are doing better than ever. Yet there is so much confusion, suffering and bitter resentment. How many beautiful,…

— Hanzi Freinacht

...poor people are just as human as anyone else. They have just as much potential as anyone.

— Muhammad Yunus

Impoverished is the life fenced in with few friends

— Spencer W. Kimball

“Hunger and poverty steal your childhood and take away your innocence and sense of security. But I was one of the lucky ones because…

— Saroo Brierley

“The poor were born survivors, but their equity was bound to the land—dwelling, farm, animals.”

— Isham Cook

“Poor neighborhoods provided their residents with quite a lot. In the trailer park, residents met people who knew how to pirate cable, when the…

— Matthew Desmond

“The old grim story so many times enacted – for the poor human race has always longed for a Redeemer to take up the…

— Edgar Pangborn

“Here was the South Side--a million in captivity--stretching from this doorstep as far as the eye could see. And they didn't even read; depressed…

— James Baldwin

“For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become…

— George Orwell