Quotes by Poverty Poverty is not a character failing or a lack of motivation. Poverty is a shortage of money. Barbara Ehrenreich poverty motivation character To live in poverty is to live with constant uncertainty, to accept galling indignities, and to expect harassment by the police, welfare officials and employers, as well as by others who are poor and desperate. Barbara Ehrenreich poverty police expectations Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor. Barber Conable poverty work two Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty. Baron de Montesquieu republic luxury poverty If all you boast of your great art be true; Sure, willing poverty lives most in you. Ben Jonson being-true poverty art I just hated poverty. Benjamin Carson poverty hated Having grown up in dire poor, the thing that I hated the most in life was poverty. Benjamin Carson poverty hated poor I began to realize that poverty was really more of a choice than anything else and that I could change that. And it just really depended on how hard I wanted to work. Benjamin Carson poverty realizing choices Poverty has its duties as well as its rights. Benjamin Disraeli poverty duty rights Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion. Benjamin Franklin rejoice riches poverty Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is. Benjamin Franklin poverty liberty money Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin infamy poverty pride Prodigality of Time produces Poverty of Mind as well as of Estate. Benjamin Franklin poverty produce mind The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty. Benjamin Franklin poverty helping way We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty. Benjamin Franklin poverty politician society Genius in poverty is never feared, because nature, though liberal in her gifts in one instance, is forgetful in another. Benjamin Haydon never-fear poverty genius There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated. Benjamin Mkapa poverty action men When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day. Benjamin Mkapa poverty each-day children Let us never allow ourselves to think that poverty is an excuse for an invitation to totalitarianism, and if we should be tempted to think as much, let us remind ourselves that totalitarianism not only extinguishes liberty but institutionalises poverty as well Bernard Levin poverty liberty thinking We didn't starve but nobody ate chicken unless we were sick or the chicken was. Bernard Malamud poverty poor sick «1234567891011»