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See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

The rich are staying in school, and the poor are being drafted. I can't live with that.

Quotes by Donald E. Graham

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.

Quotes by Don Herold

I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.

Quotes by Don Knotts

I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs.

Quotes by Don Cheadle

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

Quotes by Don Cooper

A Brexit with a poor outcome will damage our country and lead to years of further division.

Quotes by Dominic Grieve

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

Quotes by Dolly Parton

I do remember how it was to be poor. I do remember that in my early years, we had to grow and raise all of our food, even our animals. And I remember in my early life, we didn't even...

Quotes by Dolly Parton

Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car...

Quotes by Dolly Parton

Businessmen should not put their finger in politics, because they tend to think only of their own self-interest. But I worry about the low morale in Italian industry and the lack of government initiatives to help the poor.

Quotes by Diego Della Valle

I believe in the Democratic party, and their philosophy and what they stand for - for the poor people.

Quotes by Dikembe Mutombo

My brother and I laughed a lot as kids. We came up in the middle of the Depression, and neither one of us knew we were poor. We had nothing, but we didn't know it.

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke

I grew up in South Florida, and my family was pretty poor. We weren't your upper-class whites by any means.

Quotes by Dickey Betts

A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.

Quotes by Diane von Furstenberg

One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook.

Quotes by Diane Mott Davidson

Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.

Quotes by Diana Vreeland

Aside from the poor example it sets, the federal government enables reckless spending on public-employee pensions by offering hope of assistance from Washington if things get bad enough.

Quotes by Devin Nunes

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries.

Quotes by Desmond Tutu

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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