Best 2723 quotes in «poverty quotes» category

Of all the advantages which come to any young man ... poverty is the greatest.

Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease.

Of those who die from avoidable, poverty-related causes, nearly 10 million, according to UNICEF, are children under five. They die from diseases such as measles, diarrhoea, and malaria that are easy and inexpensive to treat or prevent.

Oh, poverty parts good company.

Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.

On certain continents poverty is more spiritual than material, a poverty that consists of loneliness, discouragement, and the lack of meaning in life.

One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.

One of the glaring failures of capitalism is the continuing widespread existence of poverty - often extreme poverty. Even in the advanced economies, many millions of people endure terrible economic and social deprivation, despite the incredible wealth all around them.

One of the things that struck me when I came to the U.S. was discovering American poverty.

One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that address the causes of poverty rather than to him, a creature who is merely its symptom.

Only that which lasts forever is real. That which is done in the temple lasts forever; therefore, the temple is the real world. Most of what we experience "out there," such as sickness, wealth, poverty, fame, etc., lasts for only a short period of time, so it is not the real world.

Our poverty is freedom. This is our poverty - the giving up our freedom to dispose of things, to choose, to possess

Only the poor can know all the disadvantages of poverty. Only the rich can know all the disadvantages of wealth.

Our aid is work for the American people.

Our inability to recall how we really felt is why our wealth of experiences turns out to be poverty of riches.

Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

Our efforts to help the poor does not mean we're going to eradicate poverty.

Ours is not a problem of the intellect but of spiritual poverty. That is why we need a Savior.

Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself.

Over one in five American children is living in poverty, and the number is rising.

Poor and afflicted and oppressed people have faces, and we are required to look squarely into them. We can't love what we won't experience.

Peace does not fare well where poverty and deprivation reign

People see poverty all around them in India, but they are desensitized or immune to it. I came to the conclusion that poverty is driven by lack of education.

People think that this concept of GDP is scientific economics, partly because it has a precise number and can be quantified. But the underlying concept of "the market" makes it appear as if today's poverty is natural. It makes it appear that Goldman Sachs and Donald Trump are job creators instead of job destroyers. That is illogical, when you think about it.

People would rather live in an area of poverty than in an area where there are no jobs, because if they live in poverty, they have a certain sense of hope they can get out of it. If there are no jobs, there's no hope. And bad things come from that.

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn't have enough meat, enough rice.

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts

Poor people who had escaped from poverty as I had, feared it, hated it and fled from it all their lives. Those born rich could afford to be touched by it.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is absent. In such circumstances, poverty is an assault against human dignity, and in that assault lies the natural seed of human anger

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

Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or degrade us in our own opinion, of in that of any person, whose opinion we ought to value.

Poverty hides itself in thought before it surrenders to purses.

Poverty breeds lack of self-reliance

Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.

Poverty, chastity, and obedience are extremely difficult. But there are always the graces if you will pray for them.

poverty denotes a lack of necessities and simplicity a lack of needs.

Poverty disproportionately affects women around the world.

Poverty does not produce unhappiness: It produces degradation.

Poverty is a plague against which humanity must fight without cease.

Poverty is a stubborn thing: you seldom escape it with one bound.

Poverty is curable, but it’s just not done, because it's not profitable. And that is the kind of violence that's perpetuated on humanity.

Poverty is good for nothing, except perhaps for football.

Poverty and deprivation lead to frustration, making the masses vulnerable to exploitation by extremist organizations.

Poverty and oysters always seem to go together.

Poverty and wealth inequality are a form of instability into the future.

Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?

Poverty comes pleading not for charity, for the most part, but imploring us to find a purchaser for its unmarketable wares.

Poverty does not create our social problems...our social problems create our poverty.