rags to riches

He was an immigrant boy who went from rags to riches and became chairman of his own company, owning dozens of shops throughout the country.

America no longer seems to be a place where you can work your way up, from rags to riches.

"It's a rags-to-riches story driven to a considerable extent by his relationship and love for his father, " adds Lord Patten.

Zheng, who only finished grade 4 of elementary school, said he sets a from-rags-to-riches example for Foxconn employees.

Every incoming student has heard rags-to-riches tales of that gilded certification leading to giant paychecks and even bigger bonuses.

The girl married the son of a millionaire and went from rags to riches.

EXAMPLE: The famous movie actor's life was a rags-to-riches story that began with his childhood on a remote little farm.

His rags-to-riches journey started when a reporter with the Columbus Dispatch discovered Mr Williams on a street corner.

The atmosphere was gilded and jubilant, in keeping with China's remarkable rags-to-riches tale of the last 30 years.

How plausible are the numerous "rags-to-riches" stories put about by the tycoons and their fawning publicists?

PRECOCIOUS whizz kid James Harries had his own antiques business by the age of 10 and, at 14, wrote a book called Rags To Riches.

Natalia Vodianova's rags to riches life story has made her one of the most talked about models in recent memory.

But the night belonged to Slumdog Millionaire, the rags-to-riches tale that has enchanted audiences around the world.

By means of corruption, some Chinese officials jumped from rags to riches.

After spending days collecting thousands of empty booze bottles, Leonid Konovalov a 63 year old Russian man has gone from rags to riches.

An old proverb says, "From rags to riches and back again in three generations. "

Suddenly changing from rags to riches may make the IRS suspicious. (as to where the money comes from).

He is a brilliant young footballer whose talent took him from rags to riches.

Also favored is businessman Manny Villar whose campaign has focused on his rags to riches life .

In his online biography, Mr Liveras described his life as a "classic rags-to-riches tale" .

So you want to be a millionaire. You dream of going from rags to riches with money to spare.

Bob: Rags to riches, right? I read she was on the dole when she wrote the first book.

He shook off questions about which ideology he followed to accomplish his modern-day rags-to-riches story.

He is a brlliant young footballer whose talent took him from rags to riches.

'Hardly anything in the tech industry went from rags to riches overnight, ' he explains.

Andrew Carnegie's life was a true "rags to riches" story.

The phrase "going from rags to riches" became a slogan for the great American Dream.

The beggar went from rags to riches overnight after winning the lottery.

After winning the lottery jackpot, he went from rags to riches overnight.

Rags-to-riches Hers was a rags-to-riches story.

Someone who starts life very poor and makes a fortune goes from rags to riches.

Her exceptional musical talent took he from rags to riches.

It's like a true rags to riches story.

Everyone likes his rags-to-riches story.

After many years' efforts, Mr. A has gone from rags to riches.

John's from rags to riches story is amazing.

To go from rags to riches.

Maybe this is the rags part of my rags-to-riches story.

His is certainly a rags-to-riches tale.

The man went from rags to riches in a short period of about five years.

Modern society works miracles. It can enable a person to make a leap from rags to riches overnight.

His is truly a "rags to riches" story.

She's gone from rags to riches.

A leap from rags to riches.

So people have very strong beliefs that across generations and even in their own life they can go from rags to riches.

A rags to riches story.

Forbes last year estimated the rags-to-riches tycoon was worth about $3. 1bn.

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