The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But I've been in it 36 years and… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
While some multimillionaires started in poverty, most did not. A study of the origins of 303 textile, railroad and steel executives of… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Writing. It’s easy work. The equipment isn’t expensive, and you can pursue this occupation anywhere. You make your own hours, mess around… — Denis Johnson Copy Share Image
The American dream was not, at least at the beginning, a rags-to-riches type of narrow materialism. — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
I had this extraordinary role-model of rags to riches success in my grandfather and yet I was a girl, and girls in… — Dido Harding Copy Share Image
“Who's poorer, the one who begs for money or those who have not enough to give away? Or are they reflecting one… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
When I speak about the "tyranny of choice," I mean an ideology that originates in the era of post-industrial capitalism. It began… — Renata Salecl Copy Share Image
The American dream of rags to riches is a dream for a reason - it is hard to achieve; were everyone to… — Robert Fulton Copy Share Image
Unfortunately I have no rags-to-riches story to tell. Money never played a big role for me. My parents just had it. — Stelios Haji-Ioannou Copy Share Image
“Adam had once told Gansey, Rags to riches isn’t a story anyone wants to hear until after it’s done. But it was… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
You have available to you, right now, a powerful supercomputer. This powerful tool has been used through-out history to take people from… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
Gypsy [Rose Lee] is as unique as she is timeless. Her story is classic Americana, and the strangest rags-to-riches saga you'll ever… — Karen Abbott Copy Share Image
“I'm the one who's different." "A princess, you mean?" She pinched his arm lightly as the carriage turned onto rue Dauphine. "Not… — Emma Theriault Copy Share Image
“RAGS TO RICHES Anita Ahuja, Conserve India Like many well-to-do women in Delhi, Anita Ahuja took up social work. But, deeply… — Rashmi Bansal Copy Share Image
I don't come from a position that I am better than everybody; I come from a position that I had a tough… — Andre Ward Copy Share Image
“But the available light in Twisted River was dim and growing dimmer. The dance-hall door blew (or was slammed) closed, cutting off… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches – but there is more to it than that, since… — Bill Scott Copy Share Image
My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy. — Diana Ross Copy Share Image
[Autobiographies] are all the same - it's always rags-to-riches or I-slept-with-so-and-so. Damned if I'm going to say that. — Deborah Kerr Copy Share Image
The ultimate idea of rags-to-riches success in America is the Hollywood movie star. — Marin Ireland Copy Share Image
“It is important to understand that this inclusive embrace of all people was was not to call attention to itself. No flags… — Cherry Log Christian Church -The first Ten Years Fred B. Craddock Copy Share Image
I was the type on the opposite side. Of smokin the pipe, in a beef I got hype. Cos rags to riches… — Kool G Rap Copy Share Image
The extent of his influence across jazz, across American music, and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one… — Stanley Crouch Copy Share Image