There is an old anecdote about JFK when he was first running for US House. At one event in an Irish-American community while he was initially campaigning, the speaker was introducing each candidate as "A MAN WHO WAS BROUGHT UP THE HARD WAY!"

That introduction was absent for JFK. Upon which he said at his opening, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am the one who was not brought up the hard way!" which brought the house down.