Robert Burns Quotes

Like everyone, I am formed by my background, and mine was - well, we didn't have a lot of money. I didn't live in a cardboard box, but I did live in a place where, at the end of the week, the money was gone.

Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse.

My entire childhood was steeped in poverty. For me, poverty, in a way, was the first inspiration of my life, a commitment to do something for the poor.

I came from a background where we didn't have bread. I know what it's like to live with money and no money.

I didn't have money growing up.

I was poor my whole life.

I've been poor most of my life.

Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything.

I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.

As a consequence while we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes to wear to school we were constantly conscious of being of modest means.

Basically as a working class boy I understand when there's not enough money to put food on the table and not knowing where the next dollar comes in from. When you've been in that environment as a child, you never lose it.

I come from a poor family.

I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.

As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in.

Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient.

My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.

I don't come from money.

People who didn't know the depression just don't know what being poor means.

I don't come from a lot of money. In fact, I don't come from any money.

I was very poor when I was young.

When I was a kid, our family was not that rich.

I come from the lower middle class, originally. We didn't have anything.

When I started, I had nothing. Because my family was really, really, really poor.

I have no regrets about being poor.

My mom didn't have a lot of money.