- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Poverty Quotes
On hardship, pretense, and the thin line between struggle and ruin.
These quotes describe poverty as something felt rather than just discussed—its nearness to wealth in some places, the pretense people keep up to hide it, and the social programs built to hold it back. See our poverty slogans for another angle.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must focus on our biggest enemy, poverty. There is no single-state solution to it, and that is a noble goal.
- Eradicated
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we provide quality education to one generation, poverty will automatically be eradicated from society.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense!
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful. The film was pure depiction of the American poverty of the '90s.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you grow up in poverty and learn how to survive it, it's something that stays with you forever.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in poverty on the edge of a golf course. I saw how people lived on the other side of the tracks, the upper crust and the WASPs at the country club. We had chickens and pigs in our yards. We butchered every year. I'll never forget those things.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.
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- Nov 07, 2020
While tourism is often resource-intensive, it is a major driver of poverty reduction in developing countries.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020