Famous quotes containing the words poverty and/or history:
“Its a wery remarkable circumstance, sir, said Sam, that poverty and oysters seems to go together.”
—Charles Dickens (18121870)
“I believe my ardour for invention springs from his loins. I cant say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but I did invent it.”
—Caresse Crosby (18921970)