Quotes About Poverty

They are to go forth in the battle-dress of poverty, taking as little with them as a traveler who knows he will get board and lodging with friends at the end of the day. This shall be an expression of their faith, not in men, but in their heavenly father who sent them and will care for them. It is this that will make their gospel credible, for they proclaim the coming Kingdom of God.

Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.

The poor are not a problem but rather an opportunity to show unconditional love.

For the first time in my life, every day when I woke up I had clean clothes, and something to eat two, three times a day, as much as I wanted. Once I had that, I realized my revolution was over.

Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense.

Equal distribution of wealth does not mean we all should be millionaires — it only means no one should die of hunger.

My Poverty doesn't help anyone, but my wealth helps a lot of people.

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even have electricity. So it was very, very hard times then.

Poverty appeared first in their meals, then in their shoes, and finally in their thoughts and prayers. Still,

En el éxito de taquilla Annie, la huerfanita de rulos pelirrojos tiene un optimismo inclaudicable: «El sol saldrá mañana» . A pesar de vivir en la pobreza y el abandono Annie se niega a ver su estado de orfandad como algo permanente. No ha aprendido a ser indefensa y vulnerable, y su personaje representa todo lo opuesto: la esperanza.

Jerusalén: He aquí que a ti vendrá tu Rey el Justo, el Salvador: Él vendrá pobre, y montado en un asna y su pollino.

33 El pobre es honrado por sus buenas costumbres y santo temor de Dios; y el rico es respetado por las riquezas que tiene. 34 Mas aquel que en medio de la pobreza es honrado, ¿cuánto más lo sería si llegase a ser rico? Pero el que funda su honor en sus riquezas, tiene que temer mucho la pobreza. 11

My story, is how a kid that's born into really destitute poverty on a little dirt road in Florida winds up in one of the largest bands in history.

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.

The U.S. government has in recent years fought what it termed wars against AIDS, drug abuse, poverty, illiteracy and terrorism. Each of these wars has budgets, legislation, offices, officials, letterhead—everything necessary in a bureaucracy to tell you something is real. —Bruce Jackson Keynote address "Media and War" symposium, University of Buffalo November 17–18, 2003

Well, that's a big chunk of truth, Eddie thinks. The Mexicans have finally found a drug that white trash likes and can afford. And one thing you ain't never gonna run out of is white trash. That stuff makes itself. They get made in the backseats of junk cars, and then they live in them.

The Mexicans have finally found a drug that white trash likes and can afford. And one thing you ain't never gonna run out of is white trash.

Many a time a poor soul has been put before the dock, to save the neck of the wealthy.

The Great Depression." What better way to control a free society than to take away their ability to buy, save, and grow?

Hence our decline of insight as we shift our gaze from human to ant to quark. Our decline of insight should not be mistaken for an insight into decline—a progressive poverty inherent in objective reality. The decline is in our interface, in our perceptions. But we externalize it; we pin it on reality. Then we erect, from this erroneous reification, an ontology of physicalism.

In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.

If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.

Few things have more impact than nutrition on a child's ability to survive, learn effectively and escape a life of poverty.

True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.