Sanjeev Bhaskar Quotes

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

I have worked ever since I was 13.

I was working summer jobs since I was like 11.

I was keen to earn my own money from an early age. I had a job as a paper girl in my local village when I was about 11 - and when I was a bit older, around 15, I was a waitress.

Starting at 11, I was a movie-theater popcorn girl, a babysitter, a sales clerk - in the Midwest, they start them early!

I don't get handed money - and I never will. I have to work!

If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs - my first was at 15, at Burger King. We had to come up with ways to create an income.

From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.

I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything.

I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.

I started work at 13, had three or four part-time jobs, and learnt very quickly the values of work.

I have worked since I was 12 years old and started providing for my family in Holland by the age of 17 - and I still do today.

My siblings and I had to earn our own pocket money so from the age of about 10 I had a job. I did a paper round, helped with the farmer's delivery at the weekend, cut hedges for neighbours and worked on a market stall. Then I'd go and buy a record with my hard-won money.

I had a Saturday job in Barratts shoe shop at the age of 15.

I've always had a job. I left home when I was 16, and you have to look after yourself.

I always told my girls growing up that I would not baby them through life, and no matter how blessed they are financially, they have to get an education!

I never had the college experience, so I have raised my girls to be more work-oriented and motivated to be financially independent.

I don't believe in handouts, I believe in working hard for what you want.

My dad said, 'If you want to go out with girls and go out with your friends, get a job.' I found one at the local country club as a pot washer in the kitchen.

I didn't just work at a hardware store. I went to college for a second, and I worked there on breaks or during the summer.

I need to work to support myself and my kids. No one pays for my support.

I saw how hard my parents worked, and I didn't want to be a freeloader.

When I was growing up in San Francisco, one of the experiences that changed my life was my first paid internship - a summer job at The Family School.

From the age of 11, I was taught the importance of earning my own money. I would babysit, walk dogs, clean cars, and work at the local corner shop and the butcher's. If I wanted to buy something, I always bought it myself.

I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic.