“Poverty when coupled with creativeness is usually free of frustration. This is true of the poor artisan skilled in his trade and of the poor writer, artist, and scientist in the full possession of creative powers. Nothing so bolsters our self-confidence and reconciles us with ourselves as the continuous ability to create; to see things grow and develop under our hand, day in, day out. The decline of handicrafts in modern times is perhaps one of the causes for the rise of frustration and the increased susceptibility of the individual to mass movements.” SelfHandsArtistIndividualGrowsCausesAbilityPoorPovertyCreativeModernMovementMassScientistTradePossessionSelf ConfidenceFrustrationDeclineReconcileModern TimesCreative PowerCreativenessArtisansSusceptibilityHandicrafts Book:THE TRUE BELIEVER Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“The illegal trade in apes has little to do with poverty. It is instead generated by the rich and powerful.” LittlesPowerfulPovertyRichTradeIllegalApes Author:Ofir Drori
“On trade, our hypocrisy is at its most appalling. Trade reform isn't about charity, it's about justice, and this campaign, Trade Justice is an unstoppable idea.” IdeasJusticePovertyTradeCharityCampaignsReformHypocrisyUnstoppableEnding Poverty Author:Edward de Bono
“It wouldn't cost too much to change the rules of trade so that poor countries can work their way out of poverty. But the world's leaders won't act unless they hear enough people telling them. And every day they fail to act, thousands of people die because they can't afford the basics of survival.” PeopleWorldWayCountryEnoughDiesPoorLeaderPovertyToo MuchFailingCostSurvivalTradeBasicsEnding PovertyPoor Countries Author:Edward de Bono
“The reason that the World Trade Center got hit is because there are a lot of people living in abject poverty out there who don't have any hope for a better life.” PeopleWorldReasonPovertyTradeBetter LifeWorld TradeWorld Trade Center Author:Ted Turner
“German businesspeople have invested a great deal in our country, and trade is flourishing. We want to speed up economic cooperation. Your country is a large, important provider of aid, and it has done a great deal to reduce the poverty of many Vietnamese.” WantImportantCountryDoneDealsPovertyEconomicTradeSpeedAidsOur CountryCooperationFlourishingProvidersVietnameseEconomic Cooperation Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“The message from history is so blatantly obvious - that free trade causes mutual prosperity while protectionism causes poverty - that it seems incredible that anybody ever thinks otherwise. There is not a single example of a country opening its borders to trade and ending up poorer.” ThinkingCountrySeemsCausesPovertyExampleMessagesTradeIncrediblesProsperityObviousOpeningBordersMutualFree TradeProtectionism Author:Matt Ridley
“Free trade has been proven, time and again, as a reliable path to economic development. It pushes the public and private sectors alike toward greater accountability and transparency. It lifts people out of poverty, and while it can force unsettling changes on a society, those changes prove to be worthwhile in a very short time.” PeopleHas BeensForcePovertyPathGreaterEconomicDevelopmentProveTradeLiftsAccountabilityWorthwhileProvenTransparencyPrivate SectorShort TimeFree TradeEconomic Development Author:Jonah Goldberg
“The way - the principle way that human beings had gotten out of extreme poverty is free trade.” WayHumansHuman BeingsPrinciplesPovertyTradeExtremesFree TradeExtreme Poverty Author:Charles Koch
“We also exchange oil for software technology. Uruguay is one of the biggest producers of software. We are breaking with the neoliberal model. We do not believe in free trade. We believe in fair trade and exchange, not competition but cooperation. I'm not giving away oil for free. Just using oil, first to benefit our people, to relieve poverty.” PeopleGivingFirstsBelievePovertyTechnologyBenefitsModelsFairsTradeCompetitionOilProducersCooperationSoftwareFree TradeFair Trade Author:Hugo Chavez
“Most of the writers I know work every day, in obscurity and close to poverty, trying to say one thing well and true. Day in, day out, they labor to find their voice, to learn their trade, to understand nuance and pace. And then, facing a sea of rejections, they hear about something like Barbara Bush’s dog getting a book deal.” KnowsWritingTryingWellsBookVoiceDealsPovertyOne ThingSeaDogLaborTradeRejectionPaceObscurityNuanceBarbara Author:Timothy Egan
“Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity.” Life IsPovertyExcitingTradeObscurityOld DaysOrdealsGood Old Days Author:Jim Carrey