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We love it just as much as you do, after the family was railroaded out of town, they lived in Los Angeles destitute and so therefore, these people who did this to my family need to rectify it by any means, including apologize. – The Bruce	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My story, is how a kid that's born into really destitute poverty on a little dirt road in Florida winds up in one of the largest bands in history. – Don Felder	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside... Horrid mischief would ensue were (the good) deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become a prey to the strong. – Thomas Paine	added by Normando 4 years ago
They do this because administrations in the past have let them—this is not a story about North Korea or China—this is a story about the failure of American policy makers to protect the American people, we are the most powerful nation in history and are constantly outwitted by one that is the most destitute on the earth. – Gordon Chang	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Research shows that financial distress is [at least] equal to the fear of dying from the disease, some who are diagnosed with cancer do everything they possibly can, and go through a lot of [financial] resources. Others try to keep their families from becoming destitute. – Dan Sherman	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I was about to turn destitute before that woman came across me. Without her, I would have turned into a madman, god knows that's true. – Howard Jackson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The people that are going to be there are immigrants. They're refugees. Many of them are homeless. They're destitute and they're afraid. – Ruben Garcia	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Aside from the very wealthy, the only ones who are not thinking of leaving are the destitute, part of it is driven by an unrealistic idea of life in Europe, but a huge part is driven by how difficult it is in Afghanistan. – Liza Schuster	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We deal with individual people in the smallest and most obscure and suffering villages in the desert and in the jungles of Africa, and we've had programs in 80 different countries on the Earth for the poorest and most destitute people in the world, and that has been, I'd say, far more gratifying personally because we actually interact with families and with people. – Jimmy Carter	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Lack of access to even basic livelihood opportunities and diminished access to food and other assistance will make these families even more vulnerable and destitute and children will certainly become even more at risk, ...we shouldn't leave millions of children not only without hope, but without basic means to survive. – Isabella Castragiovanni	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.' – Charles Dickens	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship. – Francis Bacon	added by anonymous 14 years ago

We love it just as much as you do, after the family was railroaded out of town, they lived in Los Angeles destitute and so therefore, these people who did this to my family need to rectify it by any means, including apologize.

– The Bruce

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My story, is how a kid that's born into really destitute poverty on a little dirt road in Florida winds up in one of the largest bands in history.

– Don Felder

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

The peaceable part of mankind will be continually overrun by the vile and abandoned while they neglect the means of self-defense. The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well as property. The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside... Horrid mischief would ensue were (the good) deprived of the use of them ... the weak will become a prey to the strong.

– Thomas Paine

added by Normando
4 years ago

They do this because administrations in the past have let them—this is not a story about North Korea or China—this is a story about the failure of American policy makers to protect the American people, we are the most powerful nation in history and are constantly outwitted by one that is the most destitute on the earth.

– Gordon Chang

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Research shows that financial distress is [at least] equal to the fear of dying from the disease, some who are diagnosed with cancer do everything they possibly can, and go through a lot of [financial] resources. Others try to keep their families from becoming destitute.

– Dan Sherman

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

I was about to turn destitute before that woman came across me. Without her, I would have turned into a madman, god knows that's true.

– Howard Jackson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The people that are going to be there are immigrants. They're refugees. Many of them are homeless. They're destitute and they're afraid.

– Ruben Garcia

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Aside from the very wealthy, the only ones who are not thinking of leaving are the destitute, part of it is driven by an unrealistic idea of life in Europe, but a huge part is driven by how difficult it is in Afghanistan.

– Liza Schuster

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We deal with individual people in the smallest and most obscure and suffering villages in the desert and in the jungles of Africa, and we've had programs in 80 different countries on the Earth for the poorest and most destitute people in the world, and that has been, I'd say, far more gratifying personally because we actually interact with families and with people.

– Jimmy Carter

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Lack of access to even basic livelihood opportunities and diminished access to food and other assistance will make these families even more vulnerable and destitute and children will certainly become even more at risk, ...we shouldn't leave millions of children not only without hope, but without basic means to survive.

– Isabella Castragiovanni

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.'

– Charles Dickens

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.

– Francis Bacon

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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