Dad Quote by Dolly Parton

I never felt poor. Our family euphemism was that we were broke, which I think psychologically gave you a different feeling. There were people…

— Joe R. Lansdale

Growing up, I wouldn't say I was poor. But my parents, although we lived in a nice, middle-class home, they had their struggles.

— Jay IDK

I have been broke a lot of times, but I have never been poor. Poor is just a state of mind, and my mind…

— Sara Bokhari

I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being…

— Imogen Cunningham

I loved being poor, because it teaches you humility.

— Jabari Parker

I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation.

— Mike Todd

Throughout my whole life money has always been a problem. But I didn't realize that we were poor when we were kids!

— Charlyne Yi

The great thing about having been poor is how liberated it makes you if you eventually become rich. There's nothing like the knowledge that…

— Bill Maher

Being poor gets you thinking quicker.

— Eddie Griffin

Poverty dictated my childhood. But there were benefits as well: I became independent, more mature than my peers, and I realized that money is…

— Moon Jae-in

When you’ve been poor all your life, you never really think it could be any other way. And sometimes you’re even happy, because at…

— Marie Lu

I was pretty poor for a long time. Not *poor* poor. But college student poor. I lived for most of my adult life living…

— Patrick Rothfuss