Class Background Quotes

18 quotes by 18 authors

• The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain… — Michael Caine
• Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks. — John Hume
• One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt. — Dorothy Allison
• I come from a working-class background in Queens, New York. — Amy Ryan
• My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in a privileged position. — Denise Mina
• I come from a very working-class background, so my family would have been downstairs in the past, as opposed to upstairs. People are often quite… — Michelle Dockery
• I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner. — Tom Jones
• I'm from a lower middle class background; all my family were immigrants. — Billy Corgan
• I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women over… — Diane Kruger
• I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike. — Annie Lennox
• If you've been fat, you will always feel and see the world as a fat person; you know how difficult it is... It's the same… — Caitlin Moran
• I come from a very working-class background. — Janet Montgomery
• I come from a middle class background. I have travelled a lot by trains and have lived in the world. It is a world I… — Imtiaz Ali
• I come from a very working class background. My dad worked in a factory for 40 years. We all put ourselves through school. — Michelle Monaghan
• My mother was a teacher, my father was a community organizer. I come from a working class background. — Chris Hayes
• I've gradually risen from lower-class background to lower-class foreground. — Marvin Cohen
• Initially, it was about kids at the bottom rung of the social ladder, due to their looks and their class background. But they're also outsiders… — Jim McKay
• We come from a tough, working class background, so we're very tight. — Tony Scott

Who Wrote These Class Background Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 18 Class Background Quotes as follows:

• 1 Class Background Quote by Michael Caine
• 1 Class Background Quote by John Hume
• 1 Class Background Quote by Dorothy Allison
• 1 Class Background Quote by Amy Ryan
• 1 Class Background Quote by Denise Mina
• 1 Class Background Quote by Michelle Dockery
• 1 Class Background Quote by Tom Jones
• 1 Class Background Quote by Billy Corgan
• 1 Class Background Quote by Diane Kruger
• 1 Class Background Quote by Annie Lennox
• 1 Class Background Quote by Caitlin Moran
• 1 Class Background Quote by Janet Montgomery
• 1 Class Background Quote by Imtiaz Ali
• 1 Class Background Quote by Michelle Monaghan
• 1 Class Background Quote by Chris Hayes
• 1 Class Background Quote by Marvin Cohen
• 1 Class Background Quote by Jim McKay
• 1 Class Background Quote by Tony Scott