Archive for the ‘poverty’ Category
Everyone has an opinion on the poor and the causes of deprivation and we’ve collected the thoughts of those who would tell us how to solve poverty or help us have hope through laughter.
Kirk Douglas: Grow Up Abject Poverty
on Sunday, December 9, 2018Kirk Douglas Money Quote saying I tell my sons they didn’t have my advantages growing up. I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up. Kirk Douglas said:
“I tell my sons they didn’t have my advantages growing up. I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.” — Kirk Douglas
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Owen Wilson: Rich or Poor Dogs Heart
on Sunday, November 18, 2018Owen Wilson Money Quote saying as John Grogan in the movie ‘Marley and Me’ that dogs don’t care about your income as long as you love them. Owen Wilson said:
“A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn’t care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he’ll give you his” — Owen Wilson
Born November 18, 1968
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Steven Magee: Sick & Poor Jail Benefits
on Saturday, November 17, 2018Steven Magee Money Quote saying jails provide horrible food and terrible health care, but it is often better than having nothing for those in poverty. Steven Magee said:
“It is a sad state of affairs in the USA that for the sick and the poor that jail offers better benefits than the freedom of no healthcare, bills that cannot be paid and starvation” — Steven Magee
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Jimmy Carter: Peaceful World Exist Hungry
on Monday, November 12, 2018Jimmy Carter Money Quote saying peace cannot last when over 65% are poor and a third is rich. Jimmy Carter said:
“We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist one third rich and two thirds hungry” — Jimmy Carter
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Ambrose Bierce: Acquaintance Poor or Rich
on Tuesday, October 16, 2018Ambrose Bierce Money Quote saying measure of friendship based on income of person you know, rather than how much they mean to you. Ambrose Bierce said:
“Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous” — Ambrose Bierce
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Jane Austen: Women Propensity for Poor
on Wednesday, October 10, 2018Jane Austen Money Quote saying unmarried women are more likely to be poor – reason enough to marry? Jane Austen said:
“Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony” — Jane Austen
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Confucius: Badly Governed Country
on Tuesday, October 9, 2018Confucius Money Quote saying proven true in dramatic fashion today, poorly governed countries breed corruption, waste and criminal activity, so wealth means shame. Confucius said:
“In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.” — Confucius
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John Gardner: Poverty Blights Talent
on Monday, October 8, 2018John Gardner Money Quote saying stories suggest that the poor are encouraged by struggles and grow from the experience, but it simply destroys and harms far more talented people. John Gardner said:
“For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred” — John Gardner
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