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“Poverty is a key factor … Many young people do not receive enough information about reproductive health…”
Rachel Amma Owusuah wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The democratic process was finalised recently with the legislative elections. So really the country has entered a new phase. It is going to be all about investment, attracting more bilateral and multilateral partners as well as the private sector. The focus of this investment will now be on youth employment and the fight against poverty. This is the priority moving forward.”
Alpha Condé (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must return to our roots and rely on Se Moshoeshoe to get our country out of the miseries of murders, poverty and unemployment.”
Nqosa Mahao (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the watchdog just watches as the economy deteriorates, the crime rate escalates and people are plunged further into poverty, it then means we are all drunk. When a country is in that state, nothing can ever come right.”
Tlohang Sekhamane (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Seeing you continue to languish in abject poverty is becoming increasingly unbearable for me.”
Joëlle Bile Batali (born 1972) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Joëlle Bile Batali (2023), in ""Joëlle Bile, candidate à la présidentielle: "Vous voir continuer à croupir dans la misère la plus noire devient pour moi de plus en plus insupportable", author: 'actualite.cd', editor: 't…
“Hold accountable those who must be held accountable no matter how high the power so that corruption, violence and poverty no longer become a cycle in our country.”
Leila de Lima (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always say the best investment one can make to lift a family out of poverty is educating a girl and empowering a mother”
Karen Davila (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Because feeding the nation should never mean living in poverty.”
Joy Barcoma first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Fair income, access to land: Miss Earth PH Joy Barcoma pushes to dignify farming, ABS-CBN News 15 January 2026.
“There is more poverty in the human heart than misery in life.”
Émile de Girardin (1802–1881) said by 1881 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Q:: What efforts is the REA making to address power poverty?”
Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A: Nigeria has long struggled with energy poverty, and with a growing population and expanding industries, electricity demand keeps increasing. The government alone cannot bridge this energy gap, so programmes have been created to encourage private sector participation alongside public agencies.”
Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Space technology can help in mapping and tracking United Nations' sustainable development goals such as zero poverty, zero hunger and improved quality of education.”
Zolana Joao wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It would evidently take more than a political regime, more than dire poverty to stop a woman from wanting to be well dressed: it was a desire as old as the world, as old as the desire for children.”
“When asked about the best conditions for learning, a scholar replied: “A humble spirit, commitment to research, a quiet life, silent inquiry, poverty, a foreign land; these circumstances make it easier to overcome the difficulties encountered during one's studies”. :*From Didascalicon.”
Hugh of Saint Victor (1096–1141) said by 1141 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Look what's happening around us: war, hunger, poverty, epidemics... tapos, ang iniisip natin, pagandahan? My God, Pilar; ang importante sa tao'y ang kabuuan niya bilang tao... hindi kung maganda ba ang mukha niya o makinis ba ang kanyang binti!”
Lualhati Bautista (1945–2023) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bata, Bata... Pano Ka Ginawa?, middle Chapter (1988)
“The aim of our mutual economic cooperation is to break the economic and commercial isolation and correct the imbalance in world economies, in order to prevent the problems of poverty and dependence of becoming worldwide crises, feeding the gene pools of fanaticism, isolationism and terrorism.”
Émile Lahoud (born 1936) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Address at The G77 & China Summit Meeting in Doha, Qatar (2005)
“Poverty reduction is not the work of one office, one sector or one level of government alone, but a shared responsibility anchored in collective action, accountability and genuine service to our people.”
Juliette Uy wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Religious poverty is little known and also less observed.”
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566–1607) said by 1607 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Evangelical poverty not only commands one to leave, but to give as much as one has.”
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566–1607) said by 1607 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you export raw materials, that is the door to poverty.”
Akinwumi Adesina (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poverty is not a statistic. There's a mother, there's a child, there's a farmer, there's a rural community that needs access to electricity, to water, to sanitation, to health. You can't just depend on the benevolence of others.”
Akinwumi Adesina (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nigeria has only one issue troubling it, bad leadership. Every other issue – bad followership, corruption, poverty, squalor, disease, human and infrastructural undevelopment, ritual and political killings, cultism and examination malpractice, intra-country wars and militancy of different names, etc. – all stem from bad leadership.”
Sam Ukala (1948–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do you not know that poverty is not an Ijaw man?”
Dike Chukwumerije wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Contemplating that me, that entered politics for the welfare of the people, shall join an APC that is insensitive to the people’s welfare, that has punished Nigerians with hunger and hardship – The World Bank report now said that Nigeria will sink further into poverty till 2027.”
Kenneth Okonkwo (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That in Tinubu’s regime, there is no hope for recovery from poverty. And they gave their reasons – Structural economic weaknesses, dependence on oil revenue, national fragility, in other words, national conflicts.”
Kenneth Okonkwo (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mbadiwe's ambition for himself to lead Nigeria and for his nation to set it on the path to greatness faced insuperable difficulties. In a country of widespread poverty, high illiteracy, and a grossly underdevelopedprivate sector, there were fierce ethnic and regional conflicts for the control of governments and resources, leading to massive corruption and serious instability.”
K. O. Mbadiwe (1915–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have failed to appreciate the fact that coordinated governance by the different states will enhance the security of Nigerians and bring our people out of poverty.”
Tunde Bakare (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Corruption is often a symptom of a system that hasn't yet matured rather than the fundamental cause of poverty.”
Efosa Ojomo wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Without raising productivity, the country cannot grow; without growth, there is no income, and without income, the country cannot reduce poverty. The Ministry of Industry requires attention to be raised to the level of the Ministry of Agriculture. Reduced productivity is a critical problem in the country.”
Osita Ogbu wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No country has successfully made a transition from poverty without a robust manufacturing industry. Therefore, efforts should be made to increase the productivity/contribution of the manufacturing sector from the current 10-12% to about 40%.”
Osita Ogbu wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As a political economist, I think about how Africa, and Nigeria in particular, can move from poverty to prosperity.”
Kingsley Moghalu (born 1963) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Describing the focus of his work as a political economist. I Wanted to Be a Musician, The Punch, 14 July 2019.
“There are so many committees, one can make millions from, but I asked for a committee that will touch the lives of the masses and I was given the Poverty Alleviation Committee.”
Abdullahi Balarabe Salame (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Prior to now, no accountability was made for funds the government allocates for poverty alleviation, but since I assumed as chairman of the committee, 400,000 youths were given N-Power.”
Abdullahi Balarabe Salame (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The present status is that poverty is fast-becoming the standard of life.”
Olu Agunloye wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with little opportunities and many people live in poverty. So to be able to be recruited by and attend a university as prestigious as UConn, it's been more than an honor.”
Chioma Okafor (footballer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Poverty is actually a big, a big issue.”
Faith Mwangi-Powell (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The private sector is what will help us mobilise capital to drive investment in infrastructure, investment in electricity. These are two critical requirements for the economic prosperity and development of Africa. If we create the right operating environment, we will create jobs for our people. We will alleviate poverty and deliver growth and prosperity.”
Tony Elumelu (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the 21st century, the mindset must change. It should be a mindset that embraces economic prosperity and development, a mindset that creates the environment that will help us alleviate poverty in Africa, create jobs for our young people.”
Tony Elumelu (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Our elite are embarrassed by the mass poverty that surrounds us but they are unwilling to provide leadership and appropriate policies to take our peoples to prosperity. They think they can lock it away from polite society. They engage in avoidance and denial mechanisms to pretend to visitors that 'everything is ok.”
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (1961–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you educate the girl‑child, you deal with so many other socio‑economic issues and make progress towards breaking the intergenerational cycle of illiteracy and poverty.”
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Although the country has recorded notable achievements, it continued to face political instability, ethnic and religious tensions, insecurity, poverty and economic hardship”
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We prefer freedom in poverty to opulence in slavery.”
Sékou Touré (1922–1984) first seen 1958 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: to French President Charles de Gaulle in 1958, rejecting continued French colonial control in favor of immediate independence
“Education is currently commercialised, so providing bursaries to deserving youth will help address unemployment, poverty, and alcohol and drug abuse,”
Marshall Dlamini (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A nation that ignores its creators, its artists, and its visionaries is a nation condemning itself to spiritual poverty.”
Werewere Liking (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To the western world Africa is only synonymous to war, famine and poverty. I made this film to change the narrative of where I come from.”
Abba Makama wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For us, football was probably one of the few ways to kick out poverty. We loved it because we knew our lives would change because of it.”
Mpho Makola (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve experienced poverty and hardship. I’ve always been a positive person, but I know what hopelessness and helplessness look like.”
“Poverty and Christian heroism are here and trials are the riches of priests in this land.”
Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769–1852) said by 1852 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We accuse the West of only wanting literature from Africa that does the apology of poverty, we bemoan the fact that African literature is being discussing in London, etc etc. But let’s go beyond bemoaning now. What are we doing?”
Edwige-Renée Dro wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I learned that perhaps as African writers we complain about the whole tag of being African writers, or the whole ‘poverty porn’ issue because we don’t have a lot of vibrant publishing houses on the continent”
Edwige-Renée Dro wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source