Children Quote by Linda Thomas-Greenfield

When I was growing up, my family was plagued by poverty. My mother, a single parent, worked around the clock to make sure her…

— Patrisse Cullors

Growing up, we were a poor yet tightknit family. My mother worked multiple jobs and always made sure that her kids never had to…

— Nia Jax

Like so many families, we were dealing with limited means. We weren't poor at all, but we had some challenging times financially. When my…

— Mahershala Ali

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

— Mr. T

There was an undercurrent of poverty throughout my childhood. We lived with my grandmother in her two-bedroom flat, and I slept with my parents.…

— Bernard Hill

I grew up in poverty. I was ashamed of the fact, when we were kids, we'd be at school hungry, our stomachs rumbling so…

— Jimmy Barnes

One of the things my dad and mom worked on throughout their lives was the eradication of poverty.

— Martin Luther King III

There were times when we didn't have enough food on the table. When it came to the end of the month, I could see…

— Felipe Anderson

My kids never had the advantages I had. I was born poor.

— Kirk Douglas

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

My children didn't have my advantages; I was born into abject poverty.

— Kirk Douglas

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing…

— George J. Mitchell