A Quote by Lady Colin Campbell

The Honours List is accused of being too top heavy, rewarding those born with a silver spoon in their mouth - as if hereditary titles and accidents of birth are incompatible with democracy. But if you stop to think about it, what is more democratic than nature?

Lady Colin Campbell

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Lady Colin Campbell
British - Writer
Born: August 17, 1949

I was not, though, born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Despite what people seem to think.

Michael Audain

Everybody is not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. There are only a very small percentage of those types of people, you know what I mean?

Booker T

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

David Burge

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

Letitia James

I wasn't exactly born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

Paulie Malignaggi

Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Miguel de Cervantes

I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and my wedding was not on the cover of a magazine.

Erin O'Toole

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I had to fight for everything I've achieved in my life - which is true about all of us. And I truly believe that we are all created equal. It's about the paths we choose.

Bruce Buffer

One man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the other with a wooden ladle.

Oliver Goldsmith

If you are born into a family with little money but a lot of love, you will find yourself more content than one who is born with a silver spoon and an empty home.

Jake T. Austin

Most of us weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouth, but if life dealt you all the wrong cards, you still have to play.

Ivan Moody

We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.

Jerry Lewis

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

Adrienne Bailon

During a campaign speech in Ohio, President Obama said, 'I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth'. So to be fair, he wants to take your silverware and spread it around.

Fred Thompson

The defence of democracy must consist in making anti-democratic experiences too costly for those who try them; much more costly than a democratic compromise