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I think poor folks are the only people who cannot afford - financially and otherwise - to be sick.

Quotes by Black Thought

I was poor my whole life.

Quotes by Blackbear

It's a scary, exhilarating thing to have your work adapted by someone else. There are so many ways it can go wrong or be a poor example of the underlying story.

Quotes by Blake Crouch

I just love cars; I've been like that since I was a kid. It's an infatuation because we grew up poor. Cars was something we were always trying to get.

Quotes by Birdman

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.

Quotes by Billy Sunday

With fewer resources to share around more people, how can the poor have improved lifestyles?

Quotes by Bindi Irwin

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them.

Quotes by Bill Vaughan

The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them.

Quotes by Bill Vaughan

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

Quotes by Bill Kristol

Pity the poor senator or representative trying to stay alive in the political jungle. At every turn, there's a danger: a constituent who actually wants something done. Or worse, a campaign donor who might be offended by that something.

Quotes by Bill McKibben

Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for...

Quotes by Bill Gates

The general idea of the rich helping the poor, I think, is important.

Quotes by Bill Gates

If you can take my tax money and assure me that it'll go to the right purpose, that it will help the poor, then fine. But I'm not sure a lot of it does. In fact, I know a lot...

Quotes by Bill Bennett

Since the whole village was poor, we didn't realize our own poverty. I was happy.

Quotes by Bidzina Ivanishvili

In the future society, i.e. the communist society that we want to build, we are not going to establish charity institution, as there shall be no needy or poor, and no alms-giving and alms-taking.

Quotes by Bhagat Singh

Companies need to weed out drivers who dont drive well or have got poor ratings from the customers.

Quotes by Bhavish Aggarwal

I actually started, as a result of 'Scandal,' instead of wearing a bathrobe, wearing sweaters around at home in my leisure. And my poor husband was very confused! I said, 'It's what Olivia Pope does'.

Quotes by Betsy Beers

The next thing I wrote was in a writing class at night school. It was about a poor woman who worked at a dime store and who was all alone for Christmas in Laurel, Mississippi.

Quotes by Beth Henley

My parents were really poor. We never bought books because you could go to the library. It would be stupid to buy one.

Quotes by Beth Macy

In Finland, where 80 percent of workers belong to unions, all employees enjoy at least 30 days paid vacation, and the gap between the rich and poor is far more equitable than in the United States.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

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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