Constant Quote by Ben Stein

My parents were constantly afraid they would lose their jobs. The idea that we were always a paycheck away from disaster was drilled into…

— Gary Shteyngart

My parents were both born and raised in the Depression. They instilled great values about integrity and the importance of hard work, and I've…

— Mary Barra

My parents, like others of "The Greatest Generation" who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the best possible…

— Dan Millman

My parents were born in 1906 and 1907. I think the experience of the Depression greatly influenced the way they thought about the world.

— Janet Yellen

I know that some poor immigrants from that era had unrealistic expectations and were disappointed, but I don't think my grandparents were disappointed at…

— Samuel Alito

When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try…

— Clint Eastwood

My parents weren't extremely successful financially, but they were happy people. They gave me confidence.

— Jack Wagner

As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have…

— Sargent Shriver

I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern.…

— Wayne Dyer

I've lived through the Great Depression.

— Carl Reiner

My parents were children during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and it scarred them. Especially my father, who saw destitution in his Brooklyn,…

— Bill O'Reilly

'Our parents' generation had it a lot tougher than we did. They had to live through the Depression, World War II, and then they…

— Billy Joel