Billions Quote by Paul Collier

We translate into reality thoughts of poverty just as quickly as we do thoughts of riches. But when our attitude toward ourselves is big,…

— W. Clement Stone

With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and…

— Helene D. Gayle

I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for…

— Azim Premji

We have the opportunity now to look at the two billion people in the world who suffer from the most abject poverty, hunger, disease,…

— Harry Belafonte

The whole world is put in motion by the wish for riches and the dread of poverty.

— Samuel Johnson

Progress in the most impoverished parts of our world enriches us all.

— Barack Obama

Those fortunate to achieve great wealth should put it to work for the good of humanity.

— Paul Allen

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The…

— Albert Einstein

The poverty of our imagination is no measure of say the world's resources. Our posterity will no doubt get fuel in ways that we…

— George Eliot

We have to be as passionate about wealth creation, skills, life chances and world class education as we are about wealth distribution.

— Liz Kendall

These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that's a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to…

— Pope Francis

For the first time ever we are capable of removing abject poverty, illiteracy and the diseases of poverty from the human condition. The current…

— Clare Short