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title: "9 Grew Poverty Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Grew Poverty quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Grew Poverty sayings and thoughts."
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> [I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuel-jal/i-grew-up-in-poverty-for-25-years-i-was-fed-on-aid/)

[Emmanuel Jal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuel-jal/)

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> [I grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, but I didn't really know I was a deprived, poverty-stricken child until the media made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ving-rhames/i-grew-up-in-a-poverty-stricken-neighborhood-but-i-didn-t-really-know/)

[Ving Rhames](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ving-rhames/)

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> [I grew up in poverty. I was ashamed of the fact, when we were kids, we'd be at school hungry, our stomachs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-barnes/i-grew-up-in-poverty-i-was-ashamed-of-the-fact-when-we-were-kids-we-d/)

[Jimmy Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-barnes/)

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> [I grew up in poverty as a child, my parents had me when they were very young. They didn't have money growing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wes-streeting/i-grew-up-in-poverty-as-a-child-my-parents-had-me-when-they-were-very/)

[Wes Streeting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wes-streeting/)

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> [I grew up in a mobile home, but it wasn't like white trash - it was a beautiful mobile home park, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taryn-manning/i-grew-up-in-a-mobile-home-but-it-wasn-t-like-white-trash-it-was-a/)

[Taryn Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taryn-manning/)

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> [I grew up in poverty and my mother had to sacrifice a lot for us to eat and get an education -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce/i-grew-up-in-poverty-and-my-mother-had-to-sacrifice-a-lot-for-us-to/)

[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce/)

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> [I grew up in poverty on the edge of a golf course. I saw how people lived on the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-palmer/i-grew-up-in-poverty-on-the-edge-of-a-golf-course-i-saw-how-people/)

[Arnold Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-palmer/)

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> [My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-garner/my-mom-grew-up-in-poverty-in-oklahoma-like-dust-bowl-nine-people-in/)

[Jennifer Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-garner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/jennifer-garner-4782_dad_my-mom-grew-up-in-poverty-in-oklahoma-li_1938100.jpg)

> [I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-bieber/i-grew-up-below-the-poverty-line-i-didn-t-have-as-much-as-other/)

[Justin Bieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-bieber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f86/justin-bieber-551_average_i-grew-up-below-the-poverty-line-i-didn_2633451.jpg)

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