Barely Getting By Quotes

• Thriving. That's fighting... Surviving is barely getting by.

  Jillian Michaels

  Fighting, Surviving

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• My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

  Clarence Thomas

  Grandmother, People, Grandfather

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• In a city that is barely getting by with its small budget, something like illegal immigration can be the difference from being able to provide the level of public service that people expect.

  Lou Barletta

  Cities, Differences, People

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• Which are you? Are you the single woman who is just barely getting by who will become an insignificant spinster one day? Or are you the kind that's more dangerous, leading the lost further into their lostness? Or is your singleness fueled by the power of the Spirit so that you are one who uses it for good, leaving a legacy of lives changed?

  Dannah Gresh

  Life Changing, Leaving, One Day

  FaceBook post by Dannah Gresh from Dec 24, 2016

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• Working nine to five, what way to earn a living.
  Barely getting by... It's all taking and no giving.
  They use just your mind and they never give you credit.
  It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it!

  Dolly Parton

  Crazy, Giving, Mind

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• I used comedy as a way to combat my dyslexia. I was barely getting by scholastically, so I used a lot of humor.

  Joel McHale

  Way, Comedy, Used

  Source: collider.com

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• I was 20 years old, working as a roofer and a telemarketer and driving a taxi, just barely getting by. A friend of a friend suggested I try acting. I was like, 'Why? What am I going to do? Community theater?' But I took a class, and the teacher thought that I had potential, so I moved to Vancouver and started auditioning.

  Cory Monteith

  Teacher, Years, Class

  "O-M-Glee: Lea Michele and Cory Monteith". Interview with Lauren Waterman, www.teenvogue.com. November 14, 2010.

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• God made us for more than just barely getting by. We weren't meant to sit on the sidelines of life because with God, we are on the winning team!

  Joel Osteen

  Team, Winning, Made

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• I am a famous artist. I make millions. But I frequently see debut shows of unknown artists with prices that are double of mine... what they're really doing is barely getting by and helping me sell 1,000 paintings a year effortlessly, because they make my paintings look like such a bargain. Thank you to all the egotistical art students!

  Mark Kostabi

  Art, Years, Looks

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