Quotes tagged ‘poor’

(61 total)

“Playing fair is a joke invented by rich people to keep the rest of us poor.”

— J. Blakeson, Marla Grayson, Rosamund Pike, imdb.com

“You've got to stop having such a poor opinion of yourself.”

— Sally Wainwright, Ann Walker, Sophie Rundle, imdb.com

“I was saying last night that nobody loves like children, they don’t know if you’re black, white, or poor.”

“Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success.”

— Ben Shapiro, townhall.com

“Millennials' lack of funds could wind up making us culturally distinct from our parents and children over time—maybe we'll be more responsible and frugal, less inclined toward hedonism and waste.”

— Harry Cheadle, vice.com

“Fred: A Merry Christmas to you, uncle! Ebenezer Scrooge: Bah! Humbug... What reason have you to be merry? You're poor enough. Fred: What reason have you to be so dismal? You're rich enough. Ebenezer Scrooge: BAH! Humbug!”

— Robert Zemeckis, Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Jim Carrey, imdb.com

“Fred: Don't be cross, Uncle! Ebenezer Scrooge: What else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as this? Merry Christmas! Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time…”

— Robert Zemeckis, Ebenezer Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Jim Carrey, imdb.com

“For me, democratic socialism is about - really, the value for me is that I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com

“There're two kinds of men on Wall Street: standard and poor.”

— Dan Dietz, Alison Jeffers, Elisabeth Röhm, imdb.com

“My name is Teresa Mendoza. I am from Mexico. I was born poor, not that that's bad, but take it from me, I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better.”

— Joshua John Miller, Pote Galvez, Hemky Madera, imdb.com

“Ruby Sue: Uncle Clark, are you sure you ain't Santa Claus? Clark: I'm sure... I can't even afford to be an elf.”

— John Hughes, Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase, imdb.com

“[on leaving the farm in Shug's car, shouting to Albert] I'm poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here. I'm here.”

— Menno Meyjes, Celie, Whoopi Goldberg, imdb.com

“Celie: [lunging towards Albert with a knife] I curse you. Until you do right by me everything you think about is gonna crumble! Sofia: Don't do it, Mrs. Celie. Don't trade places with what I been through. Shug: Come on, Celie, let's go to the car. Sofia: He ain't worth it, he ain't worth it. Albert:…”

— Menno Meyjes, Sofia, Oprah Winfrey, imdb.com

“I’m doomed! I should be wallowing in riches by now, and I haven’t found as much as a speck!”

— Carl Binder, Governor Ratcliffe (voice), David Ogden Stiers, imdb.com

“Poor little orphan. Haven’t you learned anything this year? Week? Season?”

— Tatiana Suarez-Pico, Daniel Handler, Count Olaf, Neil Patrick Harris, imdb.com

“Starving people can’t eat money. Plus, if we give money to poor people, then they won’t be poor anymore, and we won’t have anyone to feel sorry for.”

— Daniel Handler, Esmé Squalor, Lucy Punch, imdb.com

“I always fantasized about having enough money to stock up on toilet paper.”

— Nancy Pimental, Fiona Gallagher, Emmy Rossum, imdb.com

“Can you imagine those poor Salem witches traveling all the way down here in covered wagons without a proper charcuterie platter or a bidet? Absolutely savage!”

— Ryan Murphy, Myrtle Snow, Frances Conroy, imdb.com

“Poor people are so cheap.”

— Oliver Goldstick, Wilhelmina Slater, Vanessa Williams, imdb.com

“Julie: He basically called me white trash! He said I was from Riverside! Jimmy: Honey, you are from Riverside. Julie: It was his tone!”

— Jane Espenson, Julie Cooper, Melinda Clarke, imdb.com