Prunella Scales Quotes

My parents worked enormously hard to put four children through college. We didn't have a lot of money.

There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.

My parents did everything possible. My dad has worked from eight in the morning until nine in the evening to make it possible so I can play tennis. We had to cancel tournaments because we couldn't afford to go there.

I come from a very working class background. My dad worked in a factory for 40 years. We all put ourselves through school.

My father died when I was 14, and my mother juggled two jobs so she could make sure my sister and I were OK.

My parents worked hard, sometimes two jobs, to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table.

I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or being able to support family.

All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it.

My parents have a pawnshop in Downtown Las Vegas for quite awhile. I grew up seeing people come in and want - need - money so they could go and gamble again or so they could pay their bills or whatever reason, and try and sell items that were of value to them.

Many families teeter on the edges, not qualifying for the little support on offer, unwilling to seek it for fear of drawing attention to a household barely holding the pieces together, or hit by unexpected bills.

I know what it's like to dig in the couches to find a quarter or two to pull together so you can get a gallon of gas and your grandfather can go to work. That is not something defined by whether you're a Democrat or Republican.

After graduating from high school, even though I was working, I didn't have enough money to pay rent, so I stayed with my Nana.

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

I was once that kid that needed a donation - that needed help to go to camp because my mom wasn't able to pay for it.

Let's face it - being a nurse, a single mom of eight kids, I would not be able to provide for them in any way shape or form.

My mother lost her job, so I left school to work full-time to support her.

I could use a little extra cash.

I had done a lot of indie movies before I realized that acting could be a way for me to get my family out of poverty. It was at that point that I decided to take acting seriously.

I was skint, and I had to move back to my mum and dad's house, back into the room I shared with my brother when I was a kid. I kept getting people on the streets telling me that they loved me; it didn't mean anything to me because I was still borrowing tenners off my pensioner father to go and get some chicken.

My mom, Cheryl, worked two jobs to support me. She really helped the family stay together.

Mum stayed home to look after us, and Dad was an electrician, working long hours to support us. We never went without, but we did have to be careful.

My dad was a house painter. He was often unemployed by the time I came along.

We barely had lights, but my mom always made sure we had food on the table and somewhere to sleep.

My mom was not able to buy us the expensive Air Jordans, so if I wanted something that was a little bit nicer, my brother and I, we had to go earn money for it.