I grew up poor. To me, interior decorating is my big-screen TV, my couch and my Simpsons poster. — John Pinette Copy Share Image
The depth of the middle class is waning as the polarization of society is in progress. — Katsuya Okada Copy Share Image
For though we are perpetually bragging of it as our safety, it is nothing but a poor fringe on the mantle of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Let's be honest: Kerry has no idea what it is to be even a middle-class white in this country. — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
My parents, they come from different backgrounds. They don't even value money. — Jabari Parker Copy Share Image
I'm the middle-class kid; it doesn't sound exciting, but a lot of my audience is middle-class kids. — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
I'm from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I've been. — Tom Hardy Copy Share Image
My mum was quite poor, and my dad was rich. She didn't dig that, so she left him. — Kevin Parker Copy Share Image
I'm a daughter of the middle class with a strong sense of social mobility and individualism, like the waves of immigrants, like… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Politicians seem desperate to appeal to their respective versions of the so called 'middle class,' unable to empathise with the precariat and… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
My father was an engineer and my mother was a social worker, and they met as young socialists. That probably tells you… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
We will lower the tax burden on middle class Americans by asking the very wealthy to pay their fair share. Middle class… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Having won re-election convincingly and against the economic odds, President Obama quickly made good on his promise of maintaining taxes as they… — Kevin O'Leary Copy Share Image
I know what it feels like to be in that middle and lower-middle class, and feel like the culture is passing you… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
When I look back I can't believe how my parents managed, but the cliche is true. We didn't have money, but we… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
The difference in the way Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump talk about the middle class is stark. For Clinton, it's a story… — Tamara Keith Copy Share Image
It's much easier for a middle class Indian entrepreneur to start up a computer company than it is for an Indian company… — Jerry A. Webman Copy Share Image
What we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you can get ahead. If you… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Being born into a prosperous middle-class family typically endows you with a safety net for life. If you are not naturally very… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
“the term “middle class” concealed a fact long true about this country, that, as Richard Hofstadter said: “It was . . .… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
One of the most insidious consequences of the present burden of personal income tax is that it strips many middle class families… — William Henry Chamberlin Copy Share Image
Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He was born in a middle class family with struggles in life. He had adverse surroundings and many difficulties in his life.… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
