Amusing Quote by J. K. Rowling

Personally, I was oblivious to any financial hardships that my parents endured.

— Sven-Goran Eriksson

I told my mum recently, when I used to envisage my adulthood, it was just me working at a corner shop that mum and…

— Rosie Jones

Our parents provided us with the essentials, then got on with their own lives. Which makes me realise that my parents were brilliant, not…

— Rachel Johnson

I grew up in a financially insecure place because I knew that my parents were following their dreams which has pros and cons. It…

— Zoe Lister-Jones

I think my parents were surprisingly cool with me entering the arts. Although, I think they thought it was going to be a phase,…

— John Cho

I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for…

— Tinie Tempah

My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.

— Graham Norton

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

Seeing the sacrifices my grandfather made for his business made me feel comfortable with the concept of financial risk at quite a young age.…

— Ben Francis

My parents created a world in which the only ­barrier to your success is your own imagination.

— Shonda Rhimes

When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn't afford to pay attention.

— Mr. T

My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both…

— Paul Nurse