#poor

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method. Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#because #books #buy #could #dissatisfied

If you can take my tax money and assure me that it'll go to the right purpose, that it will help the poor, then fine. But I'm not sure a lot of it does. In fact, I know a lot of it doesn't. ↗

— Bill Bennett

#does #fact #fine #go #help

When I look back at it, I'm mostly amazed at how poorly it was shot. David Kelley is a great writer, and I thought the scripts were great, but it just looks so cheap. ↗

— Peter Berg

#back #cheap #david #great #great writer

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. ↗

— Georges Bernanos

#bread #his #hope #illusion #man

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#depend #man #permission #pleasures #poor

History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

#dreaming #history #often #poorly #shown

Man, as we know him, is a poor creature; he is halfway between an ape and a god and he is travelling in the right direction. ↗