Rachel Campos-Duffy Quotes

Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.

What many economists fail to understand is that poor people are no less concerned about improving their lot and that of their children than rich people are.

The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt side road.

The best social programs we've had in this country are those that have united the middle class and the poor.

No, Islam did not lift American blacks out of poverty; capitalism did that.

We provide our citizens upward mobility through economic opportunity.

For people to escape poverty for good, we need better policies that support work, strengthen families, and move America forward.

As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it, the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

Today, families like the one I grew up in still believe in that American dream. But as President Obama says, it's a make-or-break moment for the middle class. Mitt Romney's plans would make things worse.

Bill Clinton has done more to help the middle class than any leader in decades.

With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and instead give future generations the opportunities they need to rise to their fullest potential.

Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.

Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.

I don't mind the rich getting richer, but the poor shouldn't be getting poorer, and there should be more people moving into the middle class.

You need massive recruitment to tell the poorest of the poor what is possible.

Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody.

Slowly but surely the old establishment is being replaced by a new, larger, more meritocratic middle class—a middle class that will include millions of people who traditionally may see themselves as working class but whose ambitions are far broader than their parents and grandparents.

Preventing poverty beats curing it.

Prohibiting Poverty

For income growth to occur in a society, a large fraction of people must experience changes in the possible lives they imagine for themselves and their children, and these new visions of possible futures must have enough force to lead them to change the way they behave.

Wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for American families, that’s what I’m going to do.

It is true that too many people are not getting a fair opportunity to get ahead. We must find ways to help them move up the economic ladder, and everyone - business, government, and nonprofits - needs to play a role.

Working together, we will continue to lay the foundation for a new generation of inclusive economic growth, expand economic opportunity for middle-class families, and ensure that innovative businesses have the support they need to thrive and grow in the years to come.

What is the deepest passion for me and for us is the historic investment in the middle class and in - as I say often because I was that guy growing up - the dreams of those who look up who want to get into the middle class. That I feel the strongest about.

I think that education is a pathway out of poverty for many people. It was for our family.