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Wethinksometimesthat
povertyisonlybeinghungry,
nakedandhomeless.The
povertyofbeingunwanted,
unlovedanduncaredforis
thegreatestpoverty.We
muststartinourownhomes
toremedythiskindof
poverty.

Lonelinessandthefeelingof
beingunwantedisthemost
terriblepoverty.

MotherTeresa

Itturnsoutthatadvancing
equalopportunityand
economicempowermentis
bothmorallyrightandgood
economics,because
discrimination,povertyand
ignorancerestrictgrowth,
whileinvestmentsin
education,infrastructureand
scientificandtechnological
researchincreaseit,creating
moregoodjobsandnew
wealthforallofus.

Weneedtosteerclearof
thispovertyofambition,
wherepeoplewanttodrive
fancycarsandwearnice
clothesandliveinnice
apartmentsbutdon'twantto
workhardtoaccomplish
thesethings.Everyone
shouldtrytorealizetheirfull
potential.

MotherTeresa

WilliamJ.Clinton

BarackObama

Wherejusticeisdenied,
wherepovertyisenforced,
whereignoranceprevails,
andwhereanyoneclassis
madetofeelthatsocietyis
anorganizedconspiracyto
oppress,robanddegrade
them,neitherpersonsnor
propertywillbesafe.
FrederickDouglass

Thereisnolifetobefoundin
violence.Everyactof
violencebringsuscloserto
death.Whetherit'sthe
mundaneviolencewedoto
ourbodiesbyovereating
toxicfoodordrinkorthe
extremeviolenceofchild
abuse,domesticwarfare,
lifethreateningpoverty,
addiction,orstateterrorism.
bellhooks

Wepledgeourselvesto
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Savingourplanet,lifting
peopleoutofpoverty,
advancingeconomic
growth...theseareoneand
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liberateallourpeoplefrom
thecontinuingbondageof
poverty,deprivation,
suffering,genderandother
discrimination.
NelsonMandela

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thesamefight.Wemust
connectthedotsbetween
climatechange,water
scarcity,energyshortages,
globalhealth,foodsecurity
andwomen'sempowerment.
Solutionstooneproblem
mustbesolutionsforall.

Inacountrywellgoverned,
povertyissomethingtobe
ashamedof.Inacountry
badlygoverned,wealthis
somethingtobeashamedof.
Confucius

BanKimoon

Iamfordoinggoodtothe
poor,butIdifferinopinion
aboutthemeans.Ithinkthe
bestwayofdoinggoodto
thepoorisnotmakingthem
easyinpoverty,butleading
ordrivingthemoutofit.
BenjaminFranklin

Beingunwanted,unloved,
uncaredfor,forgottenby
everybody,Ithinkthatisa
muchgreaterhunger,a
muchgreaterpovertythan
thepersonwhohasnothing
toeat.

WhenIwasinhighschool,I
usedtohavebreakfastwith
mygrandpaeverymorning.
Heinstilledalotofvaluesin
me:hardwork,loyalty.He
grewupduringtheGreat
DepressioninPhillyin
povertyhedidn'thave
enoughtoeatasakid.
Sometimeshisfamilywould
getkickedoutoftheir
apartmentbecausethey
couldn'tpaytherent.
MatthewQuick

MotherTeresa

Somepeoplethinkluxuryis
theoppositeofpoverty.Itis
not.Itistheoppositeof
vulgarity.
Thisiswhatpeopledon't
understand:obesityisa
symptomofpoverty.It'snot
alifestylechoicewhere
peoplearejusteatingand
notexercising.It'sbecause
kidsandthisistheproblem
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Povertyentailsfearand
stressandsometimes
depression.Itmeetsa
thousandpettyhumiliations
andhardships.Climbingout
ofpovertybyyourown
effortsthatissomethingon
whichtoprideyourselfbut
povertyitselfisromanticized
byfools.
J.K.Rowling

Genderequalityismorethan
agoalinitself.Itisa
preconditionformeetingthe
challengeofreducing
poverty,promoting
sustainabledevelopment
andbuildinggood
governance.
KofiAnnan

CocoChanel

Childlaborandpovertyare

Duringmyelevenyearsasa
NewYorkCitypublicschool
teacher,Isawfirsthandthe
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withschoollunchrightnow
aregettingsugar,fat,empty
calorieslotsofcalories
butnonutrition.
TomColicchio

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inevitablyboundtogether
andifyoucontinuetouse
thelaborofchildrenasthe
treatmentforthesocial
diseaseofpoverty,youwill
havebothpovertyandchild
labortotheendoftime.
GraceAbbott

Forjustafewdollarsadose,
vaccinessavelivesandhelp
reducepoverty.Unlike
medicaltreatment,they
providealifetimeof
protectionfromdeadlyand
debilitatingdisease.They
aresafeandeffective.They
cuthealthcareandtreatment
costs,reducethenumberof
hospitalvisits,andensure
healthierchildren,families
andcommunities.

Injustice,poverty,slavery,
ignorancethesemaybe
curedbyreformor
revolution.Butmendonot
liveonlybyfightingevils.
Theylivebypositivegoals,
individualandcollective,a
vastvarietyofthem,seldom
predictable,attimes
incompatible.

SethBerkley

IsaiahBerlin

impactthatpovertyhason
theclassroom.Inlow
incomeneighborhoodslike
SunsetPark,whereItaught,
studentsasyoungasfive
yearsoldenterschool
affectedbythestresses
oftencreatedbypoverty:
domesticviolence,drug
abuse,gangactivity.
SalAlbanese

Therealtragedyofthepoor
isthepovertyoftheir
aspirations.
AdamSmith

Povertyistheworstformof
violence.
MahatmaGandhi

Thethingsthatdrivemeare
poverty,andpain,and
knowingthatIdon'twantto
endupbeingaloneandI
wanttodosomethingwith
mylifeandIwantthename
Dobsontoremainin
everyone'sheads.Basically,
justtorockandbethebest
performerIcanbe,andbe
true,andbereal,andgive
peopletherealFefe,nothing
fake,allreal.

AnAtheistbelievesthata
hospitalshouldbebuilt
insteadofachurch.An
atheistbelievesthatdeed
mustbedoneinsteadof
prayersaid.Anatheist
strivesforinvolvementinlife
andnotescapeintodeath.
Hewantsdisease
conquered,poverty
vanished,wareliminated.

Povertymustnotbeabarto
learningandlearningmust
offeranescapefrom
poverty.
LyndonB.Johnson

MadalynMurrayO'Hair

FefeDobson

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