Escape Poverty Quotes

That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot or too cold. That in itself had driven me to try to find some better way of life.

There are but three ways for the populace to escape its wretched lot. The first two are by the routes of the wine-shop or the church; the third is by that of the social revolution.

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

I grew up in Chillum Heights in the Washington, D.C. area., and it was never a garden spot. When guys go, 'Hey, when I grew up, my neighborhood was tough, and it was this and that'... the reality is that it was just a terribly sad place. And thank God, I was able to escape it.

Growing up, I didn't dream of being nothing, of living in the ghetto my whole life. I wanted to get out.

The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case.

My mom knew early on that I was gay, and she knew that I had to get out of the ghetto.

When you come from where I come from, if anyone in the family makes it out, the others kind of come with you.

The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

When you're young, working in a warehouse or selling hot dogs, you look at work - at acting - as something precious. It gets you out of the stink.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

Lennie said quietly, "It ain't no lie. We're gonna do it. Gonna get a little place an' live on the fatta the lan'.

My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come to New York.

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me