“I'd lost my family to my years of failing as a songwriter. All I had were bills, child support, and grief. And I was about to get fired. It looked like I'd trashed my act. But there was something liberating about it. By not having to live up to people's expectations, I was somehow free.” PeopleYearsChildrenLostGriefSupportFailingExpectationsMy FamilyBillsSongwritersLiberating Author:Kris Kristofferson
“One reason why I started fighting was because of my family, and with that, you gotta pay the bills, but I enjoy beating people up in the first place, you know, so it plays hand in hand. Beating up, and getting money!” PeopleFirstsReasonPlayHandsFightingEnjoyPayMy FamilyBillsReason WhyHand In HandGet Money Author:Houston Alexander
“As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.” IfsLooksDoneCareSchoolGivenSleepPayWonderGoneCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolMy FamilyBillsTake CareCoachingIf I CouldContractsOlympicsBroadcasting Author:Doug Collins
“I get to do some kind of artwork almost everyday and it just so happens that I can pay the bills and support my family while doing it.” KindI CanHappensPaySupportMy FamilyBillsEverydayArtwork Author:William Webb
“The thing my father was proudest of was the Ayres clock at the intersection of Washington Street and Meridian. That made him so happy. Ayres complained because he wouldn't send them a bill. There was stuff my family had done there - particularly my father and grandfather - that was quite permanent and wonderful.” MadeDoneFatherStuffWonderfulStreetsMy FamilyBillsClockPermanentGrandfatherIntersectionsFathers And Grandfathers Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“I'm still very connected to my family, to the world I grew up in. I understand what it means to be afraid that you can't pay a doctor's bill. Or to have to make the choice between buying a band uniform for a seventh-grader and making the insurance payment on time. That will never leave me. It was how I lived until I was well into my adult years.” WorldYearsWellsMeanStillsChoicesPayGrewBandGrew UpAdultsMy FamilyDoctorsBillsConnectedBuyingUniformsLeaving MePaymentNever Leave Me Author:Elizabeth Warren