Poor Family Quotes

• I come from a poor family.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Poor

  63 Copy quote

• I remember I grew up in a poor family and we had almost nothing and we were not treated very well by our family. There was no safe haven for us. But somehow we always managed to be happy.

  Luis Negron

  Safe Haven, Remember, Poor

  Source: therumpus.net

  17 Copy quote

  Show source

• I came from a very poor family and my main dream in life was to break out of this poverty.

  Viktor Yanukovych

  Dream, Break Out, Poverty

  28 Copy quote

• We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.

  Mother Teresa

  Motivational, Wise, Peace

  124 Copy quote

• People just relate to me. They know I'm a regular person brought up in a hardworking, poor family, that I've had all the struggles that people have. I'm just a friendly person. And I hopefully have a good sense of humor. People get a kick out of my stupidity.

  Dolly Parton

  Struggle, People, Stupidity

  Source: www.avclub.com

  18 Copy quote

  Show source

• I started life in a poor family and could not even afford a proper tertiary education.

  Vincent Tan

  Poor

  10 Copy quote

• You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own.

  Koushun Takami

  Rich Family, Realizing, Poor

  8 Copy quote

• If a poor family falls on hard times in the woods, and no one is around to care, did it really happen?

  Stephen Colbert

  Fall, Hard Times, Care

  10 Copy quote

• Parents with meager means have the same aspirations for their children as other parents. Children from poor families have the same needs as other children.

  Mark Sanford

  Children, Mean, Parent

  11 Copy quote

• I come from a very poor family, with sisters. I never really knew my father, so I miss this strong image of a man in my life.

  Riccardo Tisci

  Strong, Father, Men

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• My mother, we were a very poor family. When I was a kid, we would be in our little room, and there would be a knock on the door almost every night with a hobo begging for food. Even though we didn't even have enough to eat, my mother always found something to give them.

  Kirk Douglas

  Mother, Kids, Night

  39 Copy quote

• You go to India and you see the poorest village somewhere in the middle of India. And the poor family is happier than any rich billionaire in this country because of spirituality.

  Marina Abramovic

  Country, Village, India

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

  13 Copy quote

  Show source

• I grew up in a poor family. I had to cut everyone's hair, because we didn't have money for entertainment.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Cutting, Hair, Entertainment

  Twitter post from Oct 16, 2010

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Growing Up, Responsibility, Views

  "J. Michael Straczynski’s Superman: Outsider with a vulnerable heart". Interview with Jevon Phillips, herocomplex.latimes.com. November 5, 2012.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is a tribute to Indian democracy that a person from a poor family, an ordinary family, is today addressing the nation from the Red Fort.

  Narendra Modi

  Powerful, Democracy, Ordinary

  "India Independence Day 2014: Top Quotes From Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s First Speech At Red Fort" by Suman Varandani, www.ibtimes.com. August 15, 2014.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Life, Soccer, Football

  "ZZ top" by Andrew Hussey, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2004.

  10 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little.

  Natalia Vodianova

  Mother, Father, Littles

  "Natalia Vodianova: Moscow's poster girl". Interview with Deborah Rivers, www.cnn.com. May 7, 2009.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a very poor family. From Sicilian origin, I was the first person in my family to complete high school, let alone go to college.

  Philip Zimbardo

  Ghetto, School, College

  "Emperor of the Edge". Interview with Christina Maslach, www.psychologytoday.com. September 1, 2000.

  66 Copy quote

  Show source

• Under present conditions, people are preoccupied with consumer goods not because they are brainwashed but because buying is the one pleasurable activity not only permitted but actively encouraged by our rulers. The pleasure of eating an ice cream cone may be minor compared to the pleasure of meaningful, autonomous work, but the former is easily available and the latter is not. A poor family would undoubtedly rather have a decent apartment than a new TV, but since they are unlikely to get the apartment, what is to be gained by not getting the TV?

  Ellen Willis

  Meaningful, Ice Cream, People

  "Women and the Myth of Consumerism". Book by Ellen Willis, Ramparts, 1969.

  11 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was a farm kid from the plains of South Venezuela, from a very poor family. I grew up in a palm tree house with an earthen floor.

  Hugo Chavez

  Kids, House, Tree

  Interview with Ted Koppel, abcnews.go.com. September 16, 2005.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once.

  Alan Dershowitz

  School, Needs, Taught

  6 Copy quote

• When people of color are killed in the inner city, when homeless people are killed, when the "nobodies" are killed, district attorneys do not seek to avenge their deaths. Black, Hispanic, or poor families who have a loved one murdered not only don't expect the district attorney's office to pursue the death penalty -which, of course, is both costly and time consuming- but are surprised when the case is prosecuted at all.

  Helen Prejean

  Color, Cities, Office

  44 Copy quote

• Government welfare programs contribute to the disintegration of poor families. They make women and children dependent on government; dependent for food, for clothing, for shelter; and reward fatherless families with extra benefits and welfare perks.

  Hans F. Sennholz

  Children, Government, Welfare Programs

  11 Copy quote

• I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.

  Michael Caine

  Soldier, Poor, Backgrounds

  8 Copy quote

• Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.

  Dave Winfield

  Eight, Two, People

  4 Copy quote