Quotes About Struggle

We used to watch my father, who was a civil-rights activist, get arrested on TV sometimes, and we never knew if he was going to be home for dinner.

It's hard to say when or if we will actually arrive at that place called 'post-racial', or, better yet, post-racism.

My father, when he arrived in this country found it difficult.

When I arrived at Le Mans nobody knew me, I had to work hard to get into the first-team.

It wasn't easy for me to find my feet when I first arrived in Europe.

Whether it's a coach or a player arriving during the season it's not easy.

Money changes people. It all seemed too big and arrogant to me I didn't feel like a member of the group. Everybody was fighting.

You know I've been at Arsenal which is a top club and every week you have to fight for your place.

It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.

I had six years at Arsenal but the last two were very difficult.

It's easier to be the art school band than to be the Beatles.

I've been slagged off completely by the art world.

Arthur Winslow is one of the great parts.

Writers are articulate. Artists find it more difficult.

It's hard for me to articulate myself.

I didn't want to be an artist.

Many young artists, they look at the art world and think they can make a lot of money.

I didn't come from a lot. I had a lot of love and support from my family, but as far as money and that type of thing, I didn't really have any of that. All I did was follow my dreams. If my fans take anything from me, I hope it would be that.

I try to give my all on the pitch but, like all humans, I make mistakes and I'm not ashamed to admit that.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

I was ashamed of it, of the poverty I came from.

For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense I was gay, although I couldn't have put a word to it back then.

Some of the things I have done... of course I'm ashamed of in the past... was just to put food on the table and just take care of my family.

I always thought I had a difficult childhood 'til I saw the film 'Angela's Ashes'.