Poor Quotes

India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.

There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage.

What we think of as our sensitivity is only the higher evolution of terror in a poor dumb beast. We suffer for nothing. Our own death wish is our only real tragedy.

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?

Sanctions always hurt the poor, the weak, the children.

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.

I'm free of stress and worries now because if I don't like something I'm doing, I just find the fun in it instead of being miserable. Let me have fun with the people I work with, let me have fun making money - when I grew up so poor, ya know?

Pride in the case of a rich man is bad, but pride in the case of a poor man is worse.

The only violence was when these so-called 'freedom fighters' terrorized the poor Africans in the villages... They were told what to do and who to support.

I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor.

You can spend the money on new housing for poor people and the homeless, or you can spend it on a football stadium or a golf course.

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.

Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.

I'd like CBS, at this point, to say where they got those documents from. I think they should say where they got these documents because I thought it was a very poor job of reporting by CBS.

Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we want sports to go back to the wealthy, let's make it amateur again.

You lose your manners when you are poor.

Whoever named it necking was a poor judge of anatomy.

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.

It's not my fault that there is this gap between rich and poor, it is the fault of governments. I want a different world. One where I don't wake up thinking I'm so lucky to be able to feed my daughter.

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical.

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their own.

The devil had as good have let Paul alone, for he no sooner comes into prison but he falls a preaching, at which the gates of Satan's prison fly open, and poor sinners come forth.

I worshipped money so much that it ruined my life. Money is not my god. I just want to manage His money for Him, for the poor people, the lost kids. I just love everybody.

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

These Americans are among the working poor with full-time jobs earning $5.15 an hour. Millions fall into this boat, even more when you consider that the poverty line has not been adequately adjusted to reflect the true level of poverty in this country.

Poor air quality, which can be influenced by a variety of fumes, chemicals and allergens, is arguably the leading cause of triggers for most asthmatics in urban areas.

Our educational system is appallingly poor right now. Yet, somehow we're turning out some of the most intellectual and powerful sophisticated minds in the world. I think that's because we still have the opportunity here.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.