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Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it...

Quotes by Leon Trotsky

And my real enemy is not to hold the specimen sterile, but it's the lighting. The light is our real enemy. So we have to work with very very poor lighting. But we can increase the light with computers.

Quotes by Lennart Nilsson

Impact sourcing, a new initiative piloted by the Rockefeller Foundation and several key partners, including my company Samasource, promises to connect poor and marginalized people to digital jobs on a massive scale.

Quotes by Leila Janah

I founded Samasource because I was frustrated by traditional approaches to poverty alleviation. Even those approaches focused on jobs often equip poor people with skills for which there is little market demand.

Quotes by Leila Janah

The core concept of Samasource is essentially that technology helps us unlock human talent wherever it may happen to reside. That we should no longer be victims of the birth lottery. That no one should be stuck in a poor...

Quotes by Leila Janah

I work with poor kids. I work in the fight against HIV.

Quotes by Leila Lopes

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.

Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

I never forgot being poor, and I never stopped thinking how fortunate I am.

Quotes by Larry King

It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.

Quotes by Larry Holmes

It's such a Bore Being always Poor.

Quotes by Langston Hughes

Today in India there are all sections of people, as the BJP realized when the poor voted them out.

Quotes by Lalu Prasad Yadav

During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.

Quotes by Laird Barron

Nobody is poor unless he stand in need of justice.

Quotes by Lactantius

I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.

Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

I was very poor and I was a waitress, and it's hard to be a poor waitress in New York.

Quotes by Kristin Davis

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

Quotes by Kjell Magne Bondevik

I shaved a quarter of my hair one time, and my poor nana was crying when I FaceTimed her, but I was like, 'It's just hair! It's fun.'

Quotes by Kirstin Maldonado

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

Quotes by King Solomon

It is impossible to make it a crime to take your eyes off your children without also making it a crime to be poor.

Quotes by Kim Brooks

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the quote about horror films say about "poor" decisions?
It observes that "Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films" — in other words, characters making bad choices under pressure is a common ingredient in the genre. If you enjoy quotes about people and their choices, our Man quotes are worth a look.
What historical event does one of these quotes reference?
One quote refers to the Gulf War era, when Iraq's Saddam Hussein launched Scud missile attacks on Israel — a real historical episode. The quote itself observes a pattern in public opinion around it: "As soon as, say, Saddam Hussein started bombing Israel with Scuds, everyone was like, 'Poor Israel.' But when Israel retaliates - and most of the time they then win - people turn against them." This is presented here strictly as the speaker's own observation about how sympathy can shift depending on who appears to be winning, not as commentary on any current conflict.
Is there a quote about what it means to be poor financially?
Yes — one quote simply states, "When you are poor, you'll have to think of ways to be better off." Financial hardship often ties closely to family life — see our Family quotes for more.
Does one quote mention turning down film roles?
Yes. One quote explains that after a well-known martial arts film, the speaker turned down a lot of Hollywood offers because they were "victim roles - poor girls sold to America to be a..." — the speaker's own account of why they declined those parts, without going further into what the roles depicted beyond that description.
What's a common thread across these "poor" quotes?
They use "poor" in very different senses — bad luck in movies, a specific historical episode and shifting public opinion, financial hardship, and difficult roles turned down in a career — showing how flexible the word can be depending on context. For more on facing tough circumstances with perspective, see our Good quotes or Life quotes.

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