Financial Setback Quotes

I have made no money. I am as poor now as ever I was in my life - except in hope, which is by no means bankable.

I got fired when I was a dishwasher at Denny's. That set me back a little bit. You don't realize how important dishwashers are until you do the job.

I am sure I lost out on a few million or more in money but I am happy with the team that I am on and the quarterback that I am with.

Not being active, your name doesn't go out there as much, and you lose the popularity thing. Also, you're not able to make a living. This is what we do to make a living: we go out there and fight. Not being able to fight for a year and a half and not able to bring in money, it definitely sets you back.

My family endured a big crisis after my father's business went bankrupt and we went from having a comfortable life to having virtually nothing. I saw from that moment how fragile and precarious life can be and you have to work very hard not just to survive but also to accomplish something in life and fulfill your dreams.

I was so glad I did Beauty and the Beast. I always wanted to act, and if the bankruptcy thing hadn't happened, I wouldn't have started acting.

I've gone bankrupt about four times now. Every dollar I earn goes on the show.

If you lose 50%, it takes 100% to get back to where you started-and that takes something you can never get back: time.

If sequestration takes place, that's going to be a great setback. We don't need to be having something like sequestration that's going to cause these job losses - over 170 million jobs that could be lost.

I only won $250 all summer. And then I got crippled. I had a horse step on me while performing and it was messed up for a while.

Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement.

And one game, as we know, can cost you a lot.

I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. It's very character-building.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing quite well when the factory burned down, destroying all our machines - 150 of them. This was very hard on the girls who had paid for their machines.

There's no enjoyment to losing money.

Nothing hurts worse than the loss of money.

The people who are filing for bankruptcy in increasing numbers every year, it's not the poorest. It's not the people at the economic fringes. It's people who worked hard and played by the rules.

I had a party to raise money, spent 15 grand on the party alone. People ate, drank and left. I thought all these bigwig ballplayers would give; you know I had all the big players come. Nothing, I lost money on that party. I think maybe someone put like $400 in the pot or something. I was like come on, throw me a bone!

I don't know anything about bankrupting four companies. Here's a guy that inherited $200 million. If he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where Donald Trump would be right now? Selling watches in Manhattan.

I saw at a young age that one bad break can turn a family's financial life upside down. And it has affected everything in my life since then.

It's not good to end the year with a loss.

You need a clear, legitimate excuse for why you're behind [the bankruptcy], such as a layoff, divorce, or medical emergency. Be prepared to back up the circumstances with supporting documents. Anything you have to substantiate your story - including proof that you have, for instance, been actively looking for a new job - will help.

My investments have been hurt.

My father had a garments business in Delhi which shut down.