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“My dad’s friend’s cousin just got sent to America, and he sends back money every month. Everyone there is super rich!”
Victoria Jamieson wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...whites are so rich that they can wipe their anuses with money.”
Stephen Buoro (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would say to be patient and don't give up so easily. Running a business is not a quick rich thing. It takes time, effort, money, positivity, and longevity. Entrepreneurship is not for the faint at heart. You may not see results right away, but I guarantee if you stay committed to your dreams your dreams will stay committed to you.”
Priscilla Williams wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everyone seems absurdly rich and very drunk. I notice with annoyance that there’s no adherence to modesty here: I see short skirts and plenty of cleavage, bare necks adorned by jewels. I guess if you have enough money, the Church will overlook a selection of your sins.”
Katie Coyle (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...each religious community on its own is very rich. But when it comes to religious community members who are willing to stick their necks out, come together, and work across religions, there is very little money for that. Even the biggest governments don’t provide financial support for that kind of work.”
Azza Karam (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“didn't go into office to get money–to be rich–I went into office to give a service.”
Virginia Newell (1917–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think one of the most difficult things about being in this industry is staying real. Because there is this expectation from fans that we have money and are rich”
Tebogo Khalo (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Learning that his shield-bearer had received a great deal of money from a man who had been taken captive in the war, he said to him, "Give me back my shield, and buy yourself a tavern in which to spend the rest of your days; for you will no longer be willing to face danger as before, now that you have become one of the rich and prosperous.”
Epaminondas (418–362 BC) said by 362 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You don’t have to be rich before you invest in real estate. Real estate is for everybody. With little money, you can kick start your real estate journey.”
Nedu Wazobia (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's crazy that the perception is that when someone sees you on TV, they think that you're making a crap ton of money, I don't know why human perception is that 'because I am public, I am rich'.”
Bonko Khoza (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh and money, definitely being rich is being successful.”
Farhaan Sayanvala (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you have little money and you want to be rich, you must first be “focused,” not “balanced.”
Robert Kiyosaki (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“May the Lord give me grace to deny myself, in order to provide for the necessities of the poor! How much may be done even by a little self-denial! Lord, help me! … It is a Christlike spirit in supplying the necessities of the poor, not to ask how little will do for them, but how richly may I possibly supply their need.”
George Müller (1805–1898) said by 1898 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was assumed within birth control circles that poor women, Black and immigrant alike, had a 'moral obligation to restrict the size of their families.' What was demanded as a 'right' for the privileged came to be interpreted as a 'duty' for the poor.”
Angela Davis (born 1944) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Page 210 of 2011 edition of the book.
“But the room seemed so poor, pleading for warmth and joy. Vera Rivken's room. She had been nice to Arturo Bandini, and she was poor. I took the small roll from my pocket, peeled off two one dollar bills, and laid them on the table. Then I walked down the stairs, my lungs full of air, elated, my muscles so much stronger than ever before.”
John Fante (1909–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Father, dear father, come home with me now! The clock in the steeple strikes three; The house is so lonely, the hours are so long For poor weeping mother and me. Yes, we are alone, poor Benny is dead, And gone with the angels of light; And these were the very last words that he said, "I want to kiss Papa good night.”
Henry Clay Work (1832–1884) said by 1884 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poor humans; they will all die." "Poor us; we will not.”
Vernor Vinge (1944–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is the expensiveness of our pleasures that makes the world poor and keeps us poor in ourselves. If we could but learn to find enjoyment in the things of the mind, the economic problems would solve themselves.”
John Lancaster Spalding (1840–1916) said by 1916 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A Christian movement in an age of revolution cannot allow itself to be limited by geographic boundaries. We must be as concerned about the poor in India as we are about the poor of Indiana.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) said by 1968 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) said by 1900 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Traditionally Marxism attracts the oppressed. This, however, is not the case in the Arab nation... The socialist programs in Arab history did not always come from the poor, but from men who had known no oppression and became the leaders of the poor. The Arab nation has never been as class-conscious as other nations.”
Saddam Hussein (1937–2006) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: n.d., quoted in Saddam Hussein: a political biography (2002) by Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi.
“Poor people have been voting for Democrats for the last fifty years... and they are still poor.”
Charles Barkley (born 1963) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed to Charles Barkley in Walter W. Moore's Wise Sayings (2012), p. 89
“Do you know what it’s like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?”
Larry Niven (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Since the state must necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to do the same for the poor who have not offended is to give a premium on crime.”
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) said by 1873 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When nations grow old, the Arts grow cold, And Commerce settles on every tree: And the poor and the old Can live upon gold, For all are born poor. Aged sixty-three.”
William Blake (1757–1827) first seen 1800 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Art And Artists (1800) 'On the Foundation of the Royal Academy'
“Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery.”
Nicolas Chamfort (1740–1794) said by 1794 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poor man. Poor mankind.”
William Faulkner (1897–1962) said by 1962 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On several occasions during my visit, she referred to herself as poor, and that depressed me. Most people would say they're broke. That word suggests a temporary setback. Poor, on the other hand, conveys a permanence.”
David Sedaris (born 1956) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 09.11.2000 - p.431
“From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some steward, or judicious bailiff, to manage my estates in Time for me.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) said by 1834 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you...God will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection.”
Muhammad (571–632) said by 632 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1376
Also quoted by: Al-Tirmidhi
“There is a history of Christianity: the first three centuries of Christianity, it was a radical pacifist religion, which is why it was persecuted. It was the religion of the poor and the suffering, and Jesus was the symbol of the poor and the suffering. ...”
Noam Chomsky (born 1928) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now, just a word about the poor Negroes...They're here. They've got to be cared for...The poor Negroes have got to live, too.”
Huey Long (1893–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As Governor. Williams, Huey Long (1969), p. 704
“I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance. They gotta have a home, a job, and a decent education for their children. 'Every man a king' — that's my slogan.”
Huey Long (1893–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Williams, Huey Long (1969), p. 706
“Their…they talk about morals, but they don't do anything to help the poor. The last time I saw that, helping the poor was somethin' that was mentioned 300…3000 times in the Bible; I've yet to find a reference to gay marriage in the Bible.”
Howard Dean (born 1948) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Daily Show, June 23, 2005.
“My conscience won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America. And shoot them for what? They never called me nigger, they never lynched me, they didn't put no dogs on me, they didn't rob me of my nationality, rape and kill my mother and father. ... Shoot them for what? How can I shoot them poor people? Just take me to jail.”
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Regarding the Vietnam War and conscription (1967)
“I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.”
Mother Teresa (1910–1997) first seen 1995 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted by Christopher Hitchens in The Missionary Position, (Verso, 1995), page 11
“His poor marksmanship must be taken into account. We have just won the most terrible war in history, yet here is a Frenchman who misses his target 6 out of 7 times at point-blank range. Of course, this fellow must be punished for the careless use of a dangerous weapon and for poor marksmanship. I suggest that he be locked up for eight years, with intensive training in a shooting gallery.”
Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929) first seen 1919 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Arguing against seeking the death penalty for the anarchist who had attempted to assassinate him on 19 February 1919, shooting at him seven times and hitting him only once in the chest, as quoted in A Time for Angels : …
“One must always have in mind one simple fact — there is no literate population in the world that is poor, and there is no illiterate population that is anything but poor.”
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006) first seen 1990 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with John Newark (1990) from Interviews with John Kenneth Galbraith (2004), ed. James Ronald Stanfield and Jacqueline Bloom Stanfield
“Life was a throwing off for poor aunt Gladys, her greatest joys were taking out the garbage, emptying the pantry, and making threadbare bundles for what she still refers to as the poor Jews of Palestine.”
Philip Roth (1933–2018) said by 2018 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Boileau said that Kings, Gods and Heroes only were fit subjects for literature. The writer can only write about what he admires. Present-day kings aren't very inspiring, the gods are on a vacation and about the only heroes left are the scientists and the poor … And since our race admires gallantry, the writer will deal with it where he finds it. He finds it in the struggling poor now.”
John Steinbeck (1902–1968) first seen 1939 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Radio interview (1939) quoted in Introduction by Robert DeMott to a 1992 edition of The Grapes of Wrath
“As an instructor, you must be able to distinguish between poor performance caused by lack of ability or aptitude on the part of the student and poor performance caused by lack of effort. You should treat the first with patience and the latter with firmness. You must never apply sarcasm and ridicule.”
Bruce Lee (1940–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition ... and then admit that we just don't want to do it.”
Stephen Colbert (born 1964) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Real Stephen Colbert quote about US being 'Christian nation that doesn't help the poor'?" Snopes (August 4, 2025)
“Kukin's funeral took place on Tuesday in Moscow, Olenka returned home on Wednesday, and as soon as she got indoors, she threw herself on her bed and sobbed so loudly that it could be heard next door, and in the street. "Poor darling!" the neighbours said, as they crossed themselves. "Olga Semyonovna, poor darling! How she does take on!”
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) said by 1904 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Largely as a result of the policies and priorities of the Reagan administration, more people are becoming poor and staying poor in this country than at any time since World War II.”
Bryant Gumbel (born 1948) first seen 1989 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: July 17, 1989 Today Real Video
“To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.”
W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Well, I was born a coal miner's daughter In a cabin, on a hill in Butcher Holler We were poor but we had love That's the one thing that daddy made sure of He shoveled coal to make a poor man's dollar.”
Loretta Lynn (1932–2022) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Coal Miner's Daughter"; recorded on 1 October 1969, and first released as a single 5 October 1970 · Performance in Nashville, Tennessee (14 April 1971) · Performance on The Ed Sullivan Show (30 May 1971) · Official reci…
“We do not confine people to looking at poor pictures and listening to poor music. We urge them to look at as many good pictures and hear as much good music as they can, convinced that this is the way in which they will come to understand and appreciate art and music.”
Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When gods war with gods, they use weapons we do not know. It was fire falling out of the sky and a mist that poisoned. It was the time of the Great Burning and the Destruction. They ran about like ants in the streets of their city — poor gods, poor gods!”
Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943) said by 1943 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“..poor art for poor people [his critic on social realism art in America]”
Arshile Gorky (1904–1948) said by 1948 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I never really saw really poor people before... My parents always told me nobody had to be poor—that they wouldn't be if they weren't shiftless or didn't spend everything they earned on drink. I don't understand how Mama and Papa could be so mistaken! ...Yes, I guess I do. 'There are none so blind as those who will not see'—and that's a favorite quotation of Papa's too!”
Frances Perkins (1880–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source