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Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.

I felt profoundly ashamed, I was very much upset.

The burden of poverty isn't just that you don't always have the things you need, it's the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you'd do anything to lift that burden.

We regard wealth as something to be properly used, rather than as something to boast about. As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it: the real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it.

I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.

I was poor white trash, no glitter, no glamour, but I'm not ashamed of anything.

I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.