Reducing teen pregnancy and birth is one of the most effective ways of reducing child poverty in the country. Jordan Brown More Jordan Brown Quotes 6
Full of gloomy reflections at my loneliness and the poverty-stricken aspect of the whole farm, I sat down, thinking how I could escape from the accursed spot. Josiah Henson More Josiah Henson Quotes 5
To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. Thomas Paine English Writer More Thomas Paine Quotes 2
Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say over fear: fear of poverty, of suffering, of calumny, of illness, of loneliness and of death. There is no real piety without heroism. Heroism is the dazzling and glorious con. Henri Frederic Amiel Swiss More Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes 2
We have mistaken the nature of poverty, and thought it was economic poverty. No, it is poverty of soul, deprivation of God's recreating, loving peace. Thomas R. Kelly American Celebrity More Thomas R. Kelly Quotes 1
Little is known about the effect that computer technology can have over poverty. Francisco Flores More Francisco Flores Quotes 1
If poverty were a man, I would have slain him. Ali ibn Abi Talib Clergyman More Ali ibn Abi Talib Quotes 1
Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. Mother Teresa Albanian Nun More Mother Teresa Quotes 1
Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity. Coco Chanel French Designer More Coco Chanel Quotes 1
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. Kofi Annan Statesman More Kofi Annan Quotes 1
We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Unemployment is a weapon of mass destruction. Dennis Kucinich American Politician More Dennis Kucinich Quotes 1
Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 1
If it doesn't cure cancer or solve inner city poverty, it'll be [viewed as] a disaster. Alex Turner More Alex Turner Quotes 1
poverty and exclusion conspire against peace, security and democracy. Alejandro Toledo More Alejandro Toledo Quotes 0
Our second millennium faces the reality of growing poverty in two-thirds of the planet, ... Entire nations are condemned to wander as disinherited immigrants, mortal illnesses hover over humanity, and terrorism lurks. Alfredo Palacio More Alfredo Palacio Quotes 0
I like to fight poverty. For almost 10 years, I've been using in my sermons the message that fighting poverty is good business, and I've used Wal-Mart as an example. The question is how do you fight poverty with high wages or low prices? The answer is both. Andrew Young More Andrew Young Quotes 0
In the course of her career, Nicole Leger has battled constantly against poverty and social exclusion. André Boisclair More André Boisclair Quotes 0
I'm not for obesity, I'm not for single parenthood, and I'm not for poverty. But I realize those groups are more likely to be targeted than others. Anne Bacon More Anne Bacon Quotes 0
Decades of insecurity and lack of access to basic social services have undermined livelihoods, increased levels of poverty ... and led to high rates of malnutrition. Anne Bauer More Anne Bauer Quotes 0
Honduras is a beautiful country but the poverty is devastating and the issues of poverty are difficult to solve. It gives you a different perspective on life and on the immigration issue. Ann Baker More Ann Baker Quotes 0
This region is synonymous with oil, but also with unbelievable poverty. The world depends on their oil, but for the people of the Niger Delta oil is more of a curse than a blessing. Anyakwee Nsirimovu More Anyakwee Nsirimovu Quotes 0