“Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.” — Anthony Lewis Quote

“Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.”

“Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at injustice.”

“We have learned by now, or should have, that the best-intended designers of aid programs can make ghastly mistakes in their sophisticated plans.”

“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.”

“Eviction reveals people's vulnerability and desperation as well as their ingenuity and guts.”

“The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation.”