"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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Source : Alice Childress (2000). “A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich”, p.37, Penguin

Alice Childress

#Thinking Quotes #Generations Quotes #Poverty Quotes

“close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere”
“Governance allows organizations to...achieve unprecedented automation.”
“'Let's Get It On' is a classic Motown single, endlessly repeatable and always enjoyable.”
“It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.”
“Nothing that God has ever said about Himself will be modified; nothing the inspired prophets and apostles have said about Him will be rescinded. His immutability guarantees this.”
“There is no longer a single idea explaining everything, but an infinite number of essences giving a meaning to an infinite number of objects. The world comes to a stop, but also lights up.”
“Our producer Jon Davison thought it would be a good idea to put in additional TV scenes. So, they sent me a tape of these additional TV scenes, and I watched them, and I didn't think they were that great. I didn't think it was worth putting them in.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“a sarcastic expression, on a beast, is far more sinister than rage.”

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