“We are in the middle of a world revolution, and I don't mean Communism. The revolution I'm talking about is that of the little, poor people all over the world. They're beginning to learn what there is in life, and to learn what they are missing.” PeopleWorldMeanLittlesPoorTalkingMiddleMissingRevolutionCommunismPoor People Author:George C. Marshall
“I'm from a middle class family. I didn't grow-up rich, but I didn't grow-up poor. Each guy has to stick to his own story.” StoriesGuyGrowsPoorClassGrowing UpRichMiddleSticksMiddle ClassMiddle Class Family Author:SonReal
“My brother and I laughed a lot as kids. We came up in the middle of the Depression, and neither one of us knew we were poor. We had nothing, but we didn't know it.” KnowsKidsPoorMiddleBrotherMy BrotherLaughed Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Self-discipline is the No. 1 delineating factor between the rich, the middle class and the poor.” SelfPoorClassRichMiddleDisciplineFactorsMiddle ClassSelf Discipline Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“New York rushed to get students into early childhood programs, but the research is clear that it has to be high quality. What we are giving poor kids now in early childhood is nothing like what we are giving middle-class kids in most places.” GivingKidsPoorQualityClassClearChildhoodMiddleNew YorkStudentsResearchProgramMiddle ClassHigh QualityEarly Childhood Author:Pedro Noguera
“Middle-class kids get to play, develop their thinking ability. Poor kids are much more likely to get regimentation under the guise of socialization. On top of it, we have huge segregation in early childhood programs. I don't see these patterns changing anytime soon, and that's a big obstacle.” ThinkingPlayBigsKidsAbilityPoorClassChildhoodMiddleHugeProgramPatternsObstaclesMiddle ClassSegregationGuiseEarly ChildhoodSocializationRegimentation Author:Pedro Noguera
“Drugs and drinking affect every family I know, country and city, middle-class and poor.” KnowsCountryPoorCitiesClassMiddleDrugDrinkingMiddle Class Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell