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Friday, July 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 8 / Ordinary 13
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Quotations regarding 'Poor'

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Poor people have more fun than rich people, they say; and I notice it's the rich people who keep saying it.
Jack Paar, American Entertainer (1916-2004)
You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish Artist (1860-1941)
Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim to speak for the poor and dispossessed, Democrats have increasingly become the party of an upper-middle-class professional elite, top-heavy with journalists, academics and lawyers.
Camille Paglia, American Author (1947-  )
Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents?
Carl Paladino, American Politician (1946-  )
The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
Orhan Pamuk, Novelist (1952-  )
The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and naked and miserable.
Theodore Parker, American Theologian (1810-1860)
Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.
C. Northcote Parkinson, British Historian (1909-1993)
I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake.
Gordon Parks, American Photographer (1912-2006)
I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.
Dolly Parton, American Musician (1946-  )
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
George S. Patton, American Soldier (1885-1945)
China has always maintained that all countries, big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak, are equal members of the international community and they should stand and speak in the world as such.
Li Peng, Chinese Public Servant
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
William Penn, English Leader (1644-1718)
Saw a wedding in the church. It was strange to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.
Samuel Pepys, English Writer (1633-1703)
Strange, to see what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition, every man and wife gazing and smiling at them.
Samuel Pepys, English Writer (1633-1703)
I had watched for many years and seen how a few rich families held much of Argentina's wealth and power in their hands. So Peron and the government brought in an eight hour working day , sickness pay and fair wages to give poor workers a fair go .
Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman (1919-1952)
When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas.
Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman (1919-1952)
Keeping books on social aid is capitalistic nonsense. I just use the money for the poor. I can't stop to count it.
Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman (1919-1952)
Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.
Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman (1919-1952)
The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.
Charles Perrault, French Author (1628-1703)
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer (1919-1990)
 
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