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.
Esther Duflo: No Value in Beach
on Tuesday, October 15, 2019Esther Duflo Money Quote saying after she was asked what she reads when she goes to the beach following announcement of her win of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Esther Duflo said:
“I don’t go to the beach. There is no value in going to the beach. If I did go I would probably read economics books” — Esther Duflo
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Alice Childress: Lack of Funds Poor
on Saturday, October 12, 2019Alice Childress Money Quote saying being poor is seen as simply not having enough money to survive, when in fact it is much more complex. Alice Childress said:
“We think of poverty as a condition simply meaning a lack of funds, no money, but when one sees fifth, sixth, and seventh generation poor, it is clear that poverty is as complicated as high finance” — Alice Childress
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Susan Hayward: Money Making Aim
on Sunday, June 30, 2019Susan Hayward Money Quote saying when everything is a struggle, it is only natural to aim to overcome and make lots of money . Susan Hayward said:
“My family was poor, my neighborhood was poor. The only way that I could get away from the awfulness of life, at that time, was at the movies. There I decided that my big aim was to make money” — Susan Hayward
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Imogen Cunningham: Poor Work
on Friday, April 12, 2019Photographer Imogen Cunningham Money Quote saying those without means to survive must work, while the wealthy have no incentive toward gainful employment. Imogen Cunningham said:
“I was poor. When you’re poor you work, and when you’re rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people” — Imogen Cunningham
Born April 12, 1883 – Died 23, 1976
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Jane Goodall: Abject Poverty 80%
on Monday, March 4, 2019Jane Goodall Money Quote saying wealth distribution is weighted toward those helping to destroy the environment aof the planet and should be tilted back to those in poverty. Jane Goodall said:
“We can’t leave people in abject poverty, so we need to raise the standard of living for 80% of the world’s people, while bringing it down considerably for the 20% who are destroying our natural resources” — Jane Goodall
Born March 4, 1934
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana: No Poor
on Thursday, February 7, 2019Mokokoma Mokhonoana Money Quote saying if there were no sleeping with those in poverty, everyone would find a way out of being poor. Mokokoma Mokhonoana said:
“We would eventually get rid of poverty if there were no women or girls who are willing to sleep with men or boys who are poor” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Maria Augusta Trapp: Not Poor
on Saturday, January 26, 2019Maria Augusta Trapp Money Quote saying in her book ‘The Story of the Trapp Family Singers’ that her perception of poverty is not applicable to her family just because they lacked money. Maria Augusta Trapp said:
“We are not poor. We just don’t have any money!’ — Maria Augusta Trapp
Born January 26, 1905 – Died March 28, 1987
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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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