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Poverty Quotes

On hardship, pretense, and the thin line between struggle and ruin.

These quotes describe poverty as something felt rather than just discussed—its nearness to wealth in some places, the pretense people keep up to hide it, and the social programs built to hold it back. See our poverty slogans for another angle.

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In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well. This has become manifest: the global system was not...

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

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If I had my way, I'd end all wars and poverty. We should all be more aware of what's going on in the world around us and less ignorant.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

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The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

Quotes by Adam Smith

7

The minimum wage can play a vital role in lifting hard-working families above the poverty line.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Children Quotes

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Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

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Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform...

Quotes by Adam Braun

4

Will we make all poverty history? No. But can we solve some of these extreme and egregious forms of poverty? I think yes, and we should.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

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The poverty line in the U.S., for example, has nothing to do with the poverty line in India. It is a relative poverty line. It is reset from time to time but it is related to U.S. median income, so...

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

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It is absolute poverty that you could end, but I think relative poverty is a whole other issue.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Country Quotes

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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

The collection also touches on how poverty shapes children and education, alongside its role in a nation's broader story.