Elizabeth Berg Quotes

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.

I grew up asking for everything under the sun for Christmas, but I knew I wasn't going to get it all.

Once I remember shouting, 'Mum, can I get a pound for an ice cream?' and she said, 'I haven't got a pound, Kyle.' People take so much for granted, but I will never forget that.

You lose your manners when you are poor.

Those who have some means think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.

I just feel such a connection to the little kids in Naples. I remember being on the street wanting a small piece of candy.

I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.

I owe my life to my father. I remember that my first Christmas present was a ball. In the district where we lived, there weren't many kids who had one.

It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have.

I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where I woke up Christmas morning and had toys. I know that's not the case with all people and I don't think kids should go without experiencing that sort of joy.

I had a good upbringing, we didn't have any money, but there was a lot of love in my family.

I used to watch all my friends play with G.I. Joes. I couldn't afford them.

... avaricious to a most infamous degree; needy at the same time, having a numerous family to provide for

Wealth and compassion are opposites.

When I was a kid, I really wanted a metal detector for Christmas, convinced I was going to find buried treasure and could retire at 12. Santa Claus brought me one, but sadly, that treasure was never realized. It's amazing how many bottle caps you have to dig up. But to be honest, that dream is still alive.

Those heartaches, those cries in your life that you go through, I thought that every kid goes through them. I knew I didn't have much, but I didn't know there was another side out there. I thought one present for Christmas was the way it is.

Real men don't know what they want for Christmas. Despite the fact I'm deeply disappointed every Christmas. I pride myself on not wanting anything. Children want things, women want things, dogs and cats want things, but men don't.

My mother and father were lovely parents, always quite hard up, but very hard-working.

When I was in fourth grade I was drawing Jordans when my mama couldn't afford them.

It is good for a student to be poor. Getting and spending, the typical American college student lays waste his powers. Work and contemplation don't mix, and university days ought to be days of contemplation.

My son did not show signs of a money deficiency until he opened his small fist in the nursery and found it was empty.

The Christmas after Mom & Dad split up, they both went crazy buying us presents. Matt, Jonny, and I were showered with gifts at home and at Dads apartment. I thought that was great. I was all in favor of my love being paid for with presents. This year all I got was a diary and a secondhand watch. Okay, I know this is corny, but this really is what Christmas is all about.

The person who said money is the root of all evil just flat out didn't have any.

Niggas wit no money act like money isn't everything.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.