Mathieu Kerekou famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations.

  • In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well. This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.

  • I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.

  • You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.

  • Poverty, first of all was never a misfortune for me; it was radiant with sunlight.. I owe it to my family, first of all, who lacked everything and who envied practically nothing.

  • Men praise poverty, as the African worships Mumbo Jumbo--from terror of the malign power, and a desire to propitiate at.

  • Owain crossed his arms over his chest. "I've gone straight. Only good, clean jobs for me now." "So, in other words," North said, "you're living in poverty?

  • Yes I graduated from high school. Welfare. Temporary work, please. What is my problem? I want to eat.

  • No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance

  • We think of poverty as a condition simply meaning a lack of funds, no money, but when one sees fifth, sixth, and seventh generation poor, it is clear that poverty is as complicated as high finance.

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