Quotes for All
When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don’t forget. I was a junior looking through my mother’s stuff and looked at her bank statement, and we had $30 in the bank. Eric Dickerson
Under present conditions, people are preoccupied with consumer goods not because they are brainwashed but because buying is the one pleasurable activity not only permitted but actively encouraged by our rulers. The pleasure of eating an ice cream cone may be minor compared to the pleasure of meaningful, autonomous work, but the former is easily … Read more
People just relate to me. They know I’m a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I’ve had all the struggles that people have. I’m just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity. Dolly Parton
I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week – I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars – to go to the movies. Debbie Reynolds
Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president. Dave Winfield
I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also. Anupam Kher
I grew up in a poor family. I had to cut everyone’s hair, because we didn’t have money for entertainment. Anthony Jeselnik
My poor family. I try to protect them from my work. My parents are very religious, and my brother and sister are very normal. We have an understanding, I think, that what I do isn’t quite down their alley. Alissa Nutting
I come from a very poor family, with sisters. I never really knew my father, so I miss this strong image of a man in my life. Riccardo Tisci
I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn’t call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once. Alan Dershowitz