Granted Quote by Marge Piercy

My parents and I were all afraid of being poor - really poor.

— Elizabeth Warren

You were never poor as long as you had something to love.

— Anonymous

I've always been afraid of being poor when I'm old.

— June Brown

I was poor once, I didn't like it, I don't want to be poor again.

— Jim Rogers

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 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

I loved being poor, because it teaches you humility.

— Jabari Parker

I was poor as a kid, but now it's different. Otherwise, you nail me to a past that I do not forget, but that…

— Victor Osimhen

I think being poor has been good for me. I saw how my mom and dad struggled, and how they could stretch a dollar…

— Dolly Parton

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

Being poor gets you thinking quicker.

— Eddie Griffin

At home, growing up, we weren't really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didn't have what we wanted.

— Barbara Kingsolver