Backgrounds Quote by David Bowie

The difference between people isn't in their class, but in themselves. Only from the middle classes one gets ideas, and from the common people--life…

— D. H. Lawrence

Look, there is a sort of old view about class which is a very simplistic view that we have got the working class, the…

— Ed Miliband

I grew up in a very middle-class background. It was a place where if you wanted something, you worked to get it.

— Jared Isaacman

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…

— Denise Mina

My background is that I came from a middle class family, and I think those values stay where ever you go.

— Nita Ambani

The middle class is a group defined by more than just money: it also leans on credentials, education, aspirations, assets, and, of course, household…

— Alissa Quart

Most middle-class people I know don't really live like me. Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security,…

— Irvine Welsh

Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity.

— David Lindsay-Abaire

I grew up in a lower-middle-class environment, usually the lone minority among my classmates.

— Reggie Fils-Aime

My mom was a pretty hard worker. She worked her ass off, but I'd say we were middle class. I had a car in…

— Reggie Watts

I grew up in the middle class.

— Anthony Scaramucci

The key to a vibrant middle class is an abundance of jobs that pay enough so that workers can provide for themselves and their…

— Marco Rubio