Born Quote by Liberace

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.

— Bob Cousy

I was a Depression kid, growing up in Oklahoma.

— James Garner

For some reason I am one of those people who act like they were born and raised during the Depression.

— Kirstie Alley

When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try…

— Clint Eastwood

My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and moved to wherever there was…

— Chuck Norris

My father had a couple of kids at the beginning of the Depression. There was not much employment. Not much welfare. People barely got…

— Clint Eastwood

As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from…

— Samuel Alito

During the Depression years, I began to identify to some extent with the unemployed, the organization for the unemployed at that period.

— Ella Baker

I was raised in the Depression, when there was a great sense of dog-eat-dog and people fighting over scraps.

— John Updike

I was effectively unemployed after my son was born. I resigned from Bristol because I wasn't happy with the way my career was going…

— Alice Roberts

I had a happy childhood in a nice suburban area, pretty idyllic, upper middle class and very, very white. My dad is an attorney.…

— Anthony Jeselnik

In the Great Depression in which I grew up and remember vividly, unemployment was over 25 percent, and over 35 percent where I lived.…

— Jimmy Carter