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Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.

Quotes by Thomas Peterffy

The rich support the poor primarily via taxes.

Quotes by Thomas Peterffy

Though I be poor, I'm honest.

Quotes by Thomas Middleton

The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor.

Quotes by Thomas Malthus

Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent.

Thomas Mann

The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed.

Quotes by Thomas Huxley

Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune.

Quotes by Thomas Gray

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

We have no right to luxuries while the poor want bread.

Quotes by Thomas Day

I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

Quotes by Thomas Beecham

Most of the people in the world are poor, so if we knew the economics of being poor, we would know much of the economics that really matters. Most of the world's poor people earn their living from agriculture, so...

Quotes by Theodore Schultz

People who are rich find it hard to understand the behavior of poor people. Economists are no exception, for they, too, find it difficult to comprehend the preferences and scarcity constraints that determine the choices that poor people make.

Quotes by Theodore Schultz

What many economists fail to understand is that poor people are no less concerned about improving their lot and that of their children than rich people are.

Quotes by Theodore Schultz

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

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

I myself am from a very poor background; I experienced firsthand poverty in this country, and that is not unrelated to my desire, from the moment I became president, to make a priority of poverty reduction in this country.

Quotes by Thein Sein

The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.

Quotes by Thabo Mbeki

A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat infections and all of that....

Quotes by Thabo Mbeki

We've had a long wrangle with the pharmaceutical industry about parallel imports, and what we were saying is we want to make medicines and drugs as affordable as a possible to what is largely a poor population.

Quotes by Thabo Mbeki

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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