A Quote by Dick Gregory
Poor is a state of mind you never grow out of, but being broke is just a temporary condition.
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There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again.
Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind.
Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind.
I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation.
Actors never say they're poor. They're always broke. It's always just temporary. 'Broke' is 'poor with hope'.
Poor is a state of mind. Broke is a state of wallet. You can fix being broke; it's not so easy to fix being poor.
There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal.
Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.
Poor is a state of mind. Broke is, 'I'm just passing through.'
My grandma forbid us from describing ourselves as poor. She said, 'we're broke.' Because broke is temporary.
Aloneness is a state of being, whereas loneliness is a state of feeling. It's like the difference between being broke and being poor.
Being Black and poor is, I think, radically different from being anything else and poor. Poor, to most Blacks, is a state of mind. Those who accept it are poor; those who struggle are middle class.
Broke is temporary, poor is eternal.
When we speak of a calm state of mind or peace of mind, we shouldn't confuse that with an insensitive state of apathy. Having a calm or peaceful state of mind doesn't mean being spaced out or completely empty. Peace of mind or a calm state of mind is rooted in affection and compassion and is sensitive and responsive to others.
The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one's mind, is the condition of the normal man.
Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back.
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