“My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.” PeopleShouldTryingKindDifferentDesireGamesPoorLevelsCitiesRichDesperateSurvivingDifferent Levels Author:Ai Weiwei
“The true friend of the people should see that they be not too poor, for extreme poverty lowers the character of the democracy.” PeopleShouldCharacterPoorPovertyDemocracyExtremesTrue FriendExtreme Poverty Book:Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens Source: Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens
“I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope.” ThinkingWantShouldYearsChildrenCoursesPoorMinutesTelevisionDrugRedSavingNosesManifestationContributingLife SavingBeing PrettyPoor Children Author:Simon Hoggart