2,719 Quotes About Poverty

I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were other places, and there was another way of being.

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.

As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg

As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.

No one ever got rich by studying poverty and thinking about poverty.

Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.

... When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base. With women participating in building this economic base, it becomes the foundation for better social and economic future ...

In the future the question will not be, "Are people credit-worthy", but rather, "Are banks people-worthy?"

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.