Name: Steven Pinker and...
Uploaded: 2025-11-11T10:48:45.875Z
Description: wife-beating, gay-bashing ancestors? I'm sure everyone here could think of an example. I opt for the mistreatment of animals in factory farms. The imprisonment of nonviolent drug offenders and the toleration of rape in our nation's prisons. Scrimping on donations to life-saving charities

M. J. Hyland

I grew up in a bookless house with a father and brother who have spent most of their lives in prison, psychiatric hospitals, or living rough, and a mother who has spent her life slaving and scrimping to pay the bills, living a nervous and troubled life.

English Author

Bryan Cranston

I think, and I mean this sincerely, I was raised humbly. We were a lower middle income family and a household that was scrimping by at times. We were watching the dollar, stretching the dollar, and coupons. It was all those things.

American Actor

Marcy Kaptur

I grew up in a family where our mother made our clothing. We didn't have a lot of money, so we learned how to scrimp, and we learned how to invent and to create. And those are learned skills.

American Politician

Roz Chast

My parents scrimped and saved all their lives, to the point where my mother used a disgusting old oven mitt that was stained and partly patched together with a skirt I made in seventh grade.

American Cartoonist

Tom Colicchio

I think steak is the ultimate comfort food, and if you're going out for one, that isn't the time to scrimp on calories or quality.

American Chef

William Barr

It is imperative that state and local jurisdictions not scrimp on investing in law enforcement.

American Public Servant

John Belushi

I used to scrimp with Judy in one-room apartments.

American Comedian

Use 'scrimp' when discussing efforts to reduce spending, often implying some hardship.

Financial Focus

'Scrimp' suggests prudent saving, not being stingy or miserly, which has a negative tone.

Not Miserly

Using 'scrimp' often refers to a temporary situation, unlike 'frugal', which implies a lifestyle.

Temporary Measure

 wife-beating, gay-bashing ancestors? I'm sure everyone here could think of an example. I opt for the mistreatment of animals in factory farms. The imprisonment of nonviolent drug offenders and the toleration of rape in our nation's prisons. Scrimping on donations to life-saving charities

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