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I often think that people who write a lot about poverty need to go and spend more time with poor people. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Time People Poverty Think Spend About More Write Go Lot Often Poor Poor People Who Need

My mom had to be resourceful. She grew up dirt poor in rural Louisiana. Chris Gardner

Mom Resourceful Rural Dirt Had She Up Louisiana Grew Poor

I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear to me that I was a very poor writer and could've ruined my career before it even started. Chris Pavone

Me Before Honestly Back Ruined Glad Write Writer Clear Always Very Wanted Poor Even Twenty-Five Now Started Career

I am a surfer, though quite a poor one. Chris Weitz

Though Am Quite Poor

My restlessness leaves my mind racing as I try to wind down at the end of mandatory recovery day. It keeps me tossing after poor performances. And if I played well, well... playing well makes me itch to play better; there is always room for improvement. Christen Press

Day Me Better Try Mind Wind Mandatory Down Tossing Restlessness Recovery Performance Well Makes Always Leaves Itch End Improvement After Room Poor Racing Play Keeps Played Playing

My freshman year, the hate was all directed toward Danny Ferry. And every year, there's some new poor sucker at Duke who draws the ire of everybody. Christian Laettner

Hate Year Every Everybody Danny Draws Some Directed Toward New Freshman Freshman Year Duke Ferry Poor Who Sucker

I enjoy my money, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'd certainly rather be rich than poor. Christine McVie

Money Rich Enjoy Admit Rather Than Ashamed Poor Certainly

Mitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives. Christine Pelosi

Food Culture Welfare Free Big Presidential Defined Promising Would Folks Food Stamps Free Stuff He Stuff Nomination Executives Shelters Mitt Mitt Romney End Won Big Oil Dependency Oil Tax So-Called Tax Breaks Romney Breaks Republicans Poor Stamps

The anchovy which is found in the sea at Athens, men despise on account of its abundance and say that it is a poor man's fish; but in other cities, they prize it above everything, even where it is far inferior to the Attic anchovy. Chrysippus

I'm poor white trash from the state of Washington. Chuck Close

White State Poor Trash Washington

Africa is no more this poor continent. It's on the march. Claire Denis

More Continent Africa Poor March

A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor. Claudio Hummes

Church Solidarity Must Priority Poor Servant

Sex - the poor man's polo. Clifford Odets

Man Sex Polo Poor

While the most disadvantaged students - most often poor students of color - receive the most considerable academic benefits from attending diverse schools, research demonstrates that young people in general, regardless of their background, experience profound benefits from attending integrated schools. Clint Smith

Experience People Benefits Young Research Considerable Background Diverse General Color Disadvantaged Students Attending Academic Most Schools Integrated Often Regardless While Young People Poor Receive Profound

I'm pretty money savvy. My dad made me read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' when I was 12 - this investing book about how to manage your money and be smart. So I'm kind of like a grandmother. Cobie Smulders

Me Book Money Smart Made Rich Savvy Kind Pretty About Investing Like Read How Manage Poor Grandmother Your Dad

I was born with an extremely negative attitude. I was the kid who wouldn't smile in Christmas photos, was a poor sport, and hated a lot of things. I eventually grew out of my negativity when I matured. Colton Haynes

Smile Attitude Christmas Negative Negativity Extremely Kid Out Hated Photos Born Sport Lot Matured Grew Poor Who Eventually Things

I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor. Conor Oberst

The black population now consists of two distinct classes-the middle class and the poor. Constance Baker Motley

Class Black Distinct Consists Middle Middle Class Poor Population Now Two

I grew up poor in crappy situations... various crappy situations. What kept me sane was reading and music. I had so many different literary tastes growing up, be it fiction like Stephen King or Piers Anthony or non-fiction like reading Hunter S. Thompson essays or reading the Beats. I was a huge fan of the Beat movement. Corey Taylor

Music Me King Reading Thompson Hunter Various Beat Had Beats Stephen King Like Non-Fiction Huge Up Huge Fan Tastes Essays Situations Movement Different Fiction Fan Grew Crappy Literary Poor Sane Many Growing Growing Up Kept

Around 17 to 20 years, I became, myself, a poacher. And I wanted to do it, because - I believed - to continue my studies. I wanted to go to university, but my father was poor, my uncle even. So, I did it. And for three to four years, I went to university. For three times, I applied to biomedical science, to be a doctor. I didn't succeed. Corneille Ewango

Myself Science Doctor Father Three Uncle Studies Became Because Around Go Continue Years Times Did Wanted Succeed Poor Even Believed Four Applied Biomedical University

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