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Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and thats it
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"Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it"

- Ellen Burstyn

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This quote by Ellen Burstyn speaks with the battles of numerous households who are living in poverty. It highlights the reality that for many, their life is focused entirely on the basic requirements of life, such as putting food on the table for their children. This quote stresses the significance of offering one's family, and the lengths that some people need to go to in order to do so. It also speaks to the absence of opportunity and resources that lots of people deal with, and the problem of trying to make ends meet. This quote functions as a pointer of the significance of offering one's household, and the need for greater access to resources and chances for those living in hardship.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ellen Burstyn somewhere between December 7, 1932 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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