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He (Lyndon B. Johnson) wanted to see poverty, so he came to see my team (1964 New York Mets).
Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.
In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization.
China adopted a capitalist system in the 1980s, and they went from a 60% poverty rate to 10%.
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
Poverty makes people do reckless things, but [the rich] do worse to protect their [interests]
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
Everywhere you will find that the wealth of the wealthy springs from the poverty of the poor.
I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out.
That is one consolation when you are poor—there are so many more things you can imagine about.
Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires.
Poverty is the fundamental cause of most of the physical, moral and economic ills of humanity.
Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.
SO the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, "Loneliness is the ultimate poverty"
Those who have not, and live in want, are a menace, Ridden with envy and fooled by demagogues.
The way - the principle way that human beings had gotten out of extreme poverty is free trade.
Ours is not a problem of the intellect but of spiritual poverty. That is why we need a Savior.
My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average.
Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, That found'st me poor at first, and keep'st me so.
Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king
Poverty is not an act of God. It is the result of flawed policy, and that is a moral challenge.
The best route out of poverty, to avoid food bank usage, is to make sure more people get a job.
Investment in AIDS will be repaid a thousand-fold in lives saved and communities held together.
If we could sweep intemperance out of the country, there would be hardly poverty enough left to
Poverty and loneliness could be seen as a liberation from strivings to become rich and popular.
It was easier to deal with poverty and death in India that the lack of spirituality in America.
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
The minimum wage can play a vital role in lifting hard-working families above the poverty line.
Clothes make the poor invisible. America has the best-dressed poverty the world has ever known.
Idolatry is when you become the source of your own joy. Poverty of spirit is a wonderful thing.
Hard as it may appear in individual instances , dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.
I spent almost 25 years as a foreign correspondent, and the world's primary problem is poverty.
Poverty is not a sin; it is a condition, a circumstance that allows God's work to be displayed.
Divorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home that's broken.
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease.
Ay! idleness! the rich folks never fail To find some reason why the poor deserve Their miseries.
It's a powerful thing to know that you are empowering someone to lift themselves out of poverty.
Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.
Outer achievements should be expressions of inner abundance, not compensation for inner poverty.
I still can't go over a subway grating without looking down to see if there is some money there.
The proper amount of wealth is that which neither descends to poverty nor is far distant from it.
Poverty on both a personal and worldwide level is supported by our collective belief in scarcity.
The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible.
Be not anxious to avoid poverty. In this way the wealth of the universe may be securely invested.
Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.
Poverty is not simply having no money - it is isolation, vulnerability, humiliation and mistrust.
The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case.
It's not enough to tackle just the symptoms of poverty. You have to tackle the causes of poverty.
Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts. [Lat., Paupertas . . . omnes artes perdocet.]