May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.
Jacqueline NovogratzRead
I've been working on issues of poverty for more than 20 years, and so it's ironic that the problem that and question that I most grapple with is how you actually define poverty. What does it mean?
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What this quote means
Defining poverty is complex and requires deep reflection.
Jacqueline Novogratz highlights the irony in her extensive experience with poverty that despite two decades of work, she still grapples with what poverty truly means. This suggests that poverty is not merely a lack of resources, but a nuanced concept that involves various social, economic, and emotional dimensions.
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PovertyDefinitionSocial IssuesExperienceReflection
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about social justice, I would reference Novogratz's quote to emphasize the complexities of poverty.
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