Porverty Quotes & Sayings

If life really begins at forty, then all poor people die in their teens. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

That was back when all of us were students at Jefferson Elementary, and our quirks and strange rough edges hadn't fully formed yet — Jennifer Mathieu

Projection [of our own shadow] makes the whole world a replica of our own unknown face. — Carl Jung

Foes of what's cooking see no worth behind it. Those that are looking for nothing will find it. — Piet Pieterszoon Hein

A visit always brings pleasure-- if not when it begins, then when it ends. (Quoted from another book) — Emmanuel Carrere

I'd rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. -Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias — Julia Roberts

Bury the embers, extinguish the spark
We plunge ourselves in the well of dark
Far from voices that trouble and chatter
Down, deep down, where worries don't matter
Our minds all teem with the unseen thing
But night is a blink and sleep but a dream
Wake, wake, see things as they seem — Shannon Hale

He'd always been fascinated by her, drawn to her the way curious people are always drawn to things they don't understand. — Sarah Addison Allen

I have a rule: before I can throw anything out, I have to write down five possible uses for it. This stretches my mind and keeps it nimble - just like stretching exercises do for my body. — Anna Olson