Poverty Quotes

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.

It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.

Pride and poverty walk together.

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

Self-sufficiency is another word for poverty.

…you, the privileged, the chosen, the pampered, with nothing to do but go to school, hang out, do a little studying, go to college, get into a money-making racket, grow into your fat forties, still whining, still complaining, when there are millions around the world who’d offer fingers and toes to be in your seats, nicely clothed, well fed, with the world by the balls.

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

rico, no—dijo—soy un pobre con plata, que no es los mismo

If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.

Single Women have a dreadful propensity for being poor—which is one very strong argument in favour of Matrimony...

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.

Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.

[McCormick family is sat around the table, with a can of beans in the middle.]
Mr. McCormick: Dear God, we thank you for this... single can of green beans. And even though you took our son from us, and you enjoy tormenting us, we thank you. Amen.
[The family pauses.]
Mrs. McCormick: Um... does anyone have a can opener?
Mr. McCormick: God dammit.

The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

There are only two families in the world… the haves and the have-nots.

Probably the very best thing my earnings have given me is absense of worry. I have not forgotten what it feels like to worry whether you'll have enough to pay the bills. Not to have to think about that any more is the biggest luxury in the world.

When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.

Come away; poverty's catching.

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.