Luther Vandross Quotes

We were under a lot of financial pressure when I was growing up.

I didn't take the money route because I saw my parents struggle for survival.

You and I can be busy, and we take a vacation from work. You can't take a break from being poor. You can't say, 'Hey I've had enough of worrying about money, I'm just going to be rich for a couple of weeks until I've recovered.'

Money stress is what used to remind me of my Dad most.

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

Money is a never-ending problem.

I have a poverty demon. I'll ask my accountant if I can afford something, and he'll say, 'What are you talking about?'

I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.

Financial problems cause distress and loss of self-respect.

Our men and women in uniform make enough sacrifices for our country. Their credit rating should not be one of those sacrifices.

While growing up, I saw how finances can play havoc in anybody's life. While we were comfortable, money didn't come easy.

I know what not being able to pay your bills feels like real well... I know that way better than a room full of beautiful people and Tony awards and Grammy awards.

The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.

Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.

I used to listen to 'Ready to Die' around the time I dropped out of college. I was scrambling for work and money.

When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

I know how hard it is to send two kids to college when you ain't got nothing. I know people may not think of me in that way, but this business gives you ups and downs.

Relationships and the stress of the world going down, it puts a lot of stress on people, you know financially.

It's very hard for me to get a new car. It's really hard for me to get a new house. It's really hard for me to move on from the things that give me stability.

More than ever before, Americans are suffering from back problems: back taxes, back rent, back auto payments.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

I couldn't do it at all. I was never really good at it, but I can't imagine what it can be like as a fortunate person not having to deal with it. I mean, people of all ages, not just my age, 25, 35, all the way down the line.

The couple of years before I was declared bankrupt were the roughest. The bank letters, the pressure, the stress was awful. You're in this twilight zone of not knowing where your life is going, and yet you're in Westlife. Everything was great with the band. I was earning money, and it looked good.

Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.

It's OK, I guess, if you really need the money, but luckily, I'm not in that position.