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Most Famous Poor Quotes of All Time!

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It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

Quotes by Brendan Behan

I didn't get bullied any more than anybody else. I think I got bullied more for being poor than being gay. But no more than any other kid. And I'm sure that I did my fair share of picking on...

Quotes by Brandi Carlile

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.

Quotes by Boris Spassky

I mostly write about the working poor. Somehow, they're not being written about much anymore. I'm very interested in people who are in a situation that needs a little puzzling out. The thing that gets me started on a story...

Quotes by Bonnie Jo Campbell

It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That's where I want to be and I still wake up in...

Quotes by Bono

If you're poor and you do something stupid, you're nuts. If you're rich and do something stupid, you're eccentric.

Quotes by Bobby Heenan

Sometimes, I play a round of extremely poor golf.

Quotes by Bobby Keys

According to our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax.

Quotes by Bob Riley

We've got to take care of the poor.

Quotes by Bob Riley

I was raised poor, in a tenement building in Union City, New Jersey, the son of Cuban immigrants.

Quotes by Bob Menendez

I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Quotes by Bob Geldof

God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.

Quotes by Bob Goff

You can't be a parent and say, 'I need you to be more active and I need you to eat right,' when you're still choosing to have poor eating habits.

Quotes by Bob Harper

The level of journalism in this country is just so pathetically poor, and I've, in a sense, gone over the top of them, which they don't like.

Quotes by Bob Hawke

Poor quality of representatives... is not a purely Australian phenomenon - it's a worldwide phenomenon.

Quotes by Bob Hawke

Obama made his no-new-taxes pledge over and over again four years ago as he campaigned. Not only has he repeatedly and blatantly violated it, but his policies have relentlessly assaulted poor and middle-income family budgets.

Quotes by Bob Beauprez

We know that in the Muslim communities around the world, they do not like us. They recruit people from poor areas and turn them into terrorists.

Quotes by Bob Beckel

The nation's children, families, poor, workers, and senior citizens deserve more than lip service. They deserve more than outrage. They deserve real support, protection, and solid action.

Quotes by Blase J. Cupich

We are a people unafraid to welcome 'your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,' because we measure others by the quality of their hopes for the future, not by the circumstances of their birth.

Quotes by Blase J. Cupich

I came to know God when I was 12, started working in the ministry when I was 13, working in the slum area, living among the poor, loving it, and having this belief that to love the poor I needed...

Quotes by Bo Sanchez

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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