Children Quote by Laila Rouass

I was just a regular kid in poverty, struggling.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

Struggling to take care of my daughter on my own, I needed whatever government assistance I qualified for - a few hundred bucks a…

— Stephanie Land

I'm an only child. My mother was raising me alone. We couldn't afford child care; child care hours didn't work according to her schedule.

— Ayanna Pressley

With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on…

— Iain Duncan Smith

Like many moms in this country, I work to provide my child the best life she can have. It's tough. It's hard to take…

— Tammy Duckworth

The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed.

— Anonymous

I felt I had to work even harder in order to help two sets of parents. Most of my money I send home to…

— Chien-Ming Wang

I have help, but I'm very hands-on in everything I do. I do normal stuff, I'm a normal mother and I'm a very hardworking…

— Kimora Lee Simmons

I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled.

— Letitia James

My poverty is not complete: it lacks me.

— Antonio Porchia

I grew up in poverty as a child, my parents had me when they were very young. They didn't have money growing up.

— Wes Streeting