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Poverty Quotes

Between 2001 and 2011, Brazil lifted 20 million people out of poverty and into its growing middle class, and in the last quarter of the twentieth century Botswana’s gross domestic product per capita grew faster than that of any other country on the planet. The once-labeled ‘Third World’ is edging its way into the ‘First World.’ Picture Quote #1

Growing in poverty imparted a certain DNA in the life of their children Picture Quote #1

Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It’s poverty; it’s frustration Picture Quote #1

Having grown up in dire poor, the thing that I hated the most in life was poverty Picture Quote #1

My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation Picture Quote #1

Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases Picture Quote #1

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I had known poverty firsthand, but there I learned how to fight its evil - along with the evil of racism - with a camera Picture Quote #1

The first Parikrma school started in a slum where there were 70,000 people living below the poverty line. Our first school was on a rooftop of a building inside the slums, a second story building, the only second story building inside the slums. And that rooftop did not have any ceiling, only half a tin sheet. That was our first school Picture Quote #1

Security, the chief pretense of civilization, cannot exist where the worst of dangers, the danger of poverty, hangs over everyone’s head Picture Quote #1

Though I knew that poverty certainly didn’t buy happiness, I wasn’t convinced that money did, either Picture Quote #1

The greatest poverty one can have is to be poor in one’s heart and for falling in love, he is truly happy. He discovers purpose Picture Quote #1

Self-hate is a form of mental slavery that results in poverty, ignorance, and crime Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

When you look at statistics for the white community alone, you see that we’ve become two separate worlds in which the successful are educated and wait to have children until they are married, and those in poverty are primarily those without higher education and with children outside of marriage Picture Quote #1

Poverty is not simply having no money - it is isolation, vulnerability, humiliation and mistrust Picture Quote #1

I think people are hungry for new ideas and leadership in the world of poverty alleviation. Most development programs are started and led by people with Ph.Ds in economics or policy. Samasource is part of a cadre of younger organizations headed by entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds Picture Quote #1

There are environmental threats to health; there are internal threats to health - genetic conditions, viral threats, diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s. And then there are societal and global ones, like poverty and lack of nutrition. And unknown viral threats - everything from a new kind of influenza to hemorrhagic fever Picture Quote #1

The health benefits of paid sick days policies are obvious. They prevent the spread of disease. But the impact is wider. If a working mom or dad loses a job because of sickness, the family may slip into poverty Picture Quote #1

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One of the things that people aren’t aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity for people around the world Picture Quote #1

Poverty only tries men’s souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart Picture Quote #1

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man read his own dark heart Picture Quote #1

Give me, indulgent gods with mind serene, And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene, No splendid poverty, no smiling care, No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there Picture Quote #1

The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty Picture Quote #1

To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for one’s own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty Picture Quote #1

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Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can’t make any bread helping the poor Picture Quote #1

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Between 2001 and 2011, Brazil lifted 20 million people out of poverty and into its growing middle class, and in the last quarter of the twentieth century Botswana’s gross domestic product per capita grew faster than that of any other country on the planet. The once-labeled ‘Third World’ is edging its way into the ‘First World.’ (Poverty Quotes) Growing in poverty imparted a certain DNA in the life of their children (Poverty Quotes) Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It’s poverty; it’s frustration. (Poverty Quotes) Having grown up in dire poor, the thing that I hated the most in life was poverty (Poverty Quotes) My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation. (Poverty Quotes) Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases. (Poverty Quotes) I had known poverty firsthand, but there I learned how to fight its evil - along with the evil of racism - with a camera. (Poverty Quotes) The first Parikrma school started in a slum where there were 70,000 people living below the poverty line. Our first school was on a rooftop of a building inside the slums, a second story building, the only second story building inside the slums. And that rooftop did not have any ceiling, only half a tin sheet. That was our first school. (Poverty Quotes) Security, the chief pretense of civilization, cannot exist where the worst of dangers, the danger of poverty, hangs over everyone’s head. (Poverty Quotes) Though I knew that poverty certainly didn’t buy happiness, I wasn’t convinced that money did, either. (Poverty Quotes) The greatest poverty one can have is to be poor in one’s heart and for falling in love, he is truly happy. He discovers purpose. (Poverty Quotes) Self-hate is a form of mental slavery that results in poverty, ignorance, and crime (Poverty Quotes) 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. (Poverty Quotes) When you look at statistics for the white community alone, you see that we’ve become two separate worlds in which the successful are educated and wait to have children until they are married, and those in poverty are primarily those without higher education and with children outside of marriage. (Poverty Quotes) Poverty is not simply having no money - it is isolation, vulnerability, humiliation and mistrust... (Poverty Quotes) I think people are hungry for new ideas and leadership in the world of poverty alleviation. Most development programs are started and led by people with Ph.Ds in economics or policy. Samasource is part of a cadre of younger organizations headed by entrepreneurs from non-traditional backgrounds. (Poverty Quotes) There are environmental threats to health; there are internal threats to health - genetic conditions, viral threats, diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s. And then there are societal and global ones, like poverty and lack of nutrition. And unknown viral threats - everything from a new kind of influenza to hemorrhagic fever. (Poverty Quotes) The health benefits of paid sick days policies are obvious. They prevent the spread of disease. But the impact is wider. If a working mom or dad loses a job because of sickness, the family may slip into poverty. (Poverty Quotes) One of the things that people aren’t aware of is how much progress is being made in eradicating poverty and providing a healthier life and longevity for people around the world. (Poverty Quotes) Poverty only tries men’s souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart. (Poverty Quotes) Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man read his own dark heart (Poverty Quotes) Give me, indulgent gods with mind serene, And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene, No splendid poverty, no smiling care, No well-bred hate, or servile grandeur, there. (Poverty Quotes) The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty (Poverty Quotes) To help the poor to a capacity for action and liberty is something essential for one’s own health as well as theirs: there is a needful gift they have to offer which cannot be offered so long as they are confined by poverty. (Poverty Quotes) Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty. (Poverty Quotes) There’s a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can’t make any bread helping the poor. (Poverty Quotes)

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