“she had seen the poverty of the rich and the wealth of the poor, and the value of bringing the rich and poor together”
Source: Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography
“These latter sums, running up into three figures, he no longer regarded as debts. A debt was an obligation one intended to meet someday.”
Source: Moloch: or, This Gentile World
“Remember that, we are not fighting each other, but we are fighting poverty and the pandemic. Share food and shelter for those who are in need. Share jobs opportunities and connections that can help others . Help those who you can. Don’t only share people’s downfall, failure, weakness, scandals and gossip. Some of us our struggle is just to put food on the table and to survive. Some people are not lazy, just that .The don’t get the same opportunities you got and they don’t have the same connections you have.”
“For every dollar spent on luxuries, someone somewhere goes hungry.”
Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity
“We couldn't afford toilet paper, so on the wall next to the seat was a wire hanger with old newspaper on it for you to wipe. The newspaper was uncomfortable, but at least I stayed informed while I handled my business.”
Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“As modestly as we lived at home, I never felt poor because our lives were so rich with experience.”
Source: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Warum arbeiten wir heute härter als in den achtziger Jahren, obwohl wir reicher sind als je zuvor? Warum leben immer noch Millionen Menschen in Armut, obwohl wir reich genug sind, um der Armut ein für alle Mal ein Ende zu machen? Und warum hängen mehr als 60 Prozent unseres Einkommens davon ab, in welchem Land wir geboren wurden?”
Source: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
“Armut wird im Grunde durch einen Mangel and Geld verursacht", erklärt der Ökonom Joseph Hanlon. "Sie hat nichts mit Dummheit zu tun. Ein Mensch, der keine Haare auf dem Kopf hat, kann sich nicht am eigenen Schopf aus dem Sumpf ziehen.”
Source: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
“Im Kapitalismus wie im Kommunismus läuft alles (...) auf eine falsche Vorstellung hinaus, die wir vor vierzig Jahren beinahe überwunden hätten: auf den Trugschluss, ein Leben ohne Armut sei kein Recht, auf das alle Menschen Anspruch hätten, sondern ein Privileg, für das man arbeiten müsse.”
Source: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
“I will suggest that we do not only teach poor people how to fish but how to farm the fish—aquaculture!”
Source: Average to Abundant: How Ordinary People Build Sustainable Wealth and Enjoy the Process