Esperanza Spalding Quotes

I grew up beyond proud - we didn't have much, but we had a lot of love.

I was given an enormous amount of love by my parents.

When you grow up in poverty and learn how to survive it, it's something that stays with you forever.

I mean, when you grow up in the inner city and you grow up in a single-parent household, that's - those are humbling times, you know?

I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.

My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.

Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us.

I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.

A lot of children grow up in poverty with flawed parents, but their inner world is still as inherently filled with wonder and innocence as children who are kept away from the city's underbelly.

My family has reduced the effect of my career on my self-esteem. When I'm with them, they make me feel special regardless of how I play.

My parents were very supportive when I was growing up and have been all the way through.

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

I had a good upbringing, we didn't have any money, but there was a lot of love in my family.

Where I grew up, it was a very open home.

It was a fairly normal happy upbringing. Not a lot of money, but a lot of love.

You don't forget where you came from. I came from nothing. I was in Marseille in a bad area. We didn't have anything. We were rich in love.

My girls had to grow up quick because of everything we've been through.

I've learned that some broken things stay broken, and I've learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you.

And when you're poor, you grow up fast.

Since I've had a son, I want to be around to see him grow up.

I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.

I try to show that I have no fear. When you grow up hungry, you're not afraid of anything.

When I was 4 years old, my brother and sister died of hunger, so I achieved my success through confidence, self-motivation and my hard work.

I was always at peace because of the way my mom treated me.