poverty quotes

“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”

— Mother Teresa

“People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.”

— Mitt Romney

“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

“Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.”

“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.”

— Jeff Bridges