The members of the functional and socially mobilized under class must, in some very real way, be seen as the architects of their own fate. If not, they could be, however marginally, on the conscience of the comfortable. There could be a disturbing feeling, however fleeting, of unease, even guilt.
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If I were rich, I would buy him a new black suit. ... If I had next week's allowance and had not spent this week's on three Cherry Flips ...
Definitely they are poor, but they have all the potential to become rich; they just need a hand to support, and I want to be that hand of them all.
Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive because we've given them too much money.
Poor People get torchered, rich give money to watch.
It's so funny you judge me arrogant after I succeeded.You didn't help me at all when I was so poor and needy.
It's not hard to marginalize people when they've already done it to themselves.
No despotism, no privileged monopolies, no police societies, no divine rights of the emirs or feudal landlords or shady priests and sheikhs. All had the same equal footing__he rich and the poor, the noble and the common.
Life humbles the rich by giving them problems that money can__ resolve, or, dissolve.
The streets are a poor kid__ PlayStation_
Say goodbye to the IMF once and for all as the IMF's conditions enriches the rich and impoverishes the poor.
I felt like a kid standing in the world's greatest video arcade without any quarters, unable to do anything but walk around and watch the other kids play.
Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.
Never bring a lot of money to where a poor man lives. He can only lose what little he has. On the other hand it is mathematically possible that he might win whatever you bring with you. What you must do, with money and the poor, is never let them get too close to one another.
A live broke man is 'luckier' than a dead rich man.
Nothing humbles a rich man better than a poor man that isn__ willing to do __nything_ for money.
Life punishes those who have things in abundance by making them worry about petty things like: what to wear, or, which car to drive.
Some want more than they need, and others think they need more than they want. That's why we have so many greedy people who can't share with the poor.