Quotes on Poverty “Poverty devastates family, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuel conflict.” Kofi Annan “The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.” 14^th Dalai Lama “The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.” George Bernard Shaw “The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.” James Wolfensohn “The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.” Willem de Kooning