“I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.” PoorGrewGrew UpMy FamilyVacationAustria Author:Wolfgang Puck
“Before I left Russia in 1999, I was living in a very poor factory town with my family and friends, and nothing was ever going to change.” LeftPoorMy FamilyTownsRussiaFactoriesFamily And Friends Author:Natalia Vodianova
“I grew up poor. I had no money. My family was poor. There's things I wanted to do and couldn't. I was an abused wife. Just - there's tons of things that I couldn't even mention. And for me to come up and to have all of this fame and fortune, it's just - it is a Cinderella story to me.” WantedPoorWifeGrewFameGrew UpMy FamilyFortuneCome UpNo Money Author:Anna Nicole Smith
“My family moved to the Philippines when I was 14. While living there, I learned that my mom grew up very poor. Seeing that kind of abject poverty firsthand during my travels deeply shaped my life. Seeing those living conditions motivated me to want to tell inspiring stories of struggle and triumph.” WantKindStoriesPoorPovertyStruggleSeeingConditionsGrewMomGrew UpMy FamilyMovedMy MomTriumphMotivatedPhilippinesLiving ConditionsInspiring Stories Author:Manny Pacquiao
“Like tens of millions of Americans, my parents were immigrants. They were poor and did not speak English well. They went to flea markets and sold gifts to make ends meet. Eventually, through hard work, they opened six gift stores in shopping malls. My parents achieved the American dream; they went from being poor to a home and gave my brother and me an amazing education. I wanted to serve the country that gave so much to my family.” WellsEndsCountryHardHomeDreamWantedSpeakParentPoorMillionsBrotherHard WorkSixMy FamilyStoresMy BrotherImmigrantsShoppingAmerican DreamMallsFleasSpeak EnglishFlea Markets Author:Ted Lieu
“It's no secret that my family was very, very poor, and I don't want that for my life or my children's life certainly. But some might say I could relax a bit more and know that that's not going to happen to me. I'm not going to end up in a car.” KnowsWantChildrenEndsMightHappensBitsPoorSecretCarMy FamilyMy ChildrenRelax Author:Anne Heche
“I just try to have a good time, enjoy my family, enjoy my life. I was having a blast when I was poor, and I'm having maybe a little bit more now that I've got something in the bank.” TryingLittlesBitsEnjoyPoorLittle BitMy FamilyGood TimesHaving A Good TimeBlast Author:Mark Cuban
“My parents didn't really restrict my movement, so I got involved in the underground music scene and the activism scene; I was doing some volunteering in food relief. I spent a lot of time throughout the city in poor areas, even though my family lived in a wealthy area.” ParentPoorCitiesMovementInvolvedSceneAreasMy FamilyActivismReliefWealthyVolunteerUnderground Music Author:Jess Row
“I go - I trace depression back to things. So I go, ok, I look back and I say my self-esteem was affected because of my skin and because my family had no money and I was ashamed of how poor I was. And I look at all of that and I was trying to hide myself. And so I felt like I was less than I was. And so that then leads to you being depressed. And I work on these things.” TryingLooksSelfFeltPoorSelf EsteemMy FamilySkinsEsteemAshamedAffectedNo MoneyBeing Depressed Author:Trevor Noah
“I grew up wanting a guitar, my family was very poor. When I was fourteen my mother bought me a Gibson ES 125 thin body. That was a bunch of money in those days - $125.00.” BodyMotherPoorGrewGrew UpMy FamilyGuitarBunchFourteen Author:Steve Young
“My inspiration comes from many sources, and one of those sources is precisely the maison Versace. When I was a little boy, my family was not very well off. I had a sister who worked in a hairdressing salon. I lost my dad when I was 4 or 5 years old. I grew up with eight sisters and my mom. Nine incredible women all a little "à la Donatella Versace." Real strong women from the South of Italy, women who had sensuality. They had a confidence in their body and in their sensuality. And it was a poor family, I am very proud to say it.” RealInspirationStrongPoorBoysMomProudDadMy FamilyIncrediblesMy DadMy MomSensualityStrong WomenLittle BoysVersace Author:Riccardo Tisci
“My siblings and I were raised like tenants, to be honest. There was a total absence of intimacy in my family, though there was still a great deal of camaraderie among the kids. Things were set up almost like a business, and it had to be managed that way because we were really poor, and there were a lot of mouths to feed.” KidsPoorHonestMy FamilyAbsenceIntimacyBeing HonestSiblingCamaraderieMy Siblings Author:Sufjan Stevens
“My early childhood prepared me to be a social psychologist. I grew up in a South Bronx ghetto in a very poor family. From Sicilian origin, I was the first person in my family to complete high school, let alone go to college.” FirstsPersonsSchoolSocialPoorChildhoodCollegeGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolMy FamilyPreparedSouthPsychologistGhettoFirst PersonEarly ChildhoodBronxSicilianPoor Family Author:Philip Zimbardo
“My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the same boat.” FatherFeltPoorBasketballNormalMy FamilyBoatCab Author:Bob Cousy