"Too many of the conflicts which are caused today are caused by the problems that emerge from people who are in poverty."

-- James Wolfensohn

#People Quotes #Today Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have made a decision to really stand by you as friends.”
“Drizzt had always suspected it, but now it was confirmed, that "welcome" was his favortie word in the Common Tongue, and a word, he understood with no equivalent in the language of the drow.”
“Optical units close to each other on a picture plane tend to be seen together and, consequently, one can stabilize them in coherent figures.”

Source : Gyorgy Kepes (1995). “Language of Vision”, p.46, Courier Corporation
“I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting.”
“No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.”
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
“Many people believe that dealing with overweight and obesity is a personal responsibility. To some degree they are right, but it is also a community responsibility. When there are no safe, accessible places for children to play or adults to walk, jog, or ride a bike, that is a community responsibility.”
“I conceive disgust at these impertinent and misbecoming familiarities inscribed upon your ordinary tombstone.”

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