Grew Quotes · Page 43

I grew up feeling unattractive, and it took a long time to grow into a place where I was comfortable with me.

— Sterling K. Brown

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

— Jonah Hill

I grew up with the idea that once you found yourself with your clothes, why change?

— Nicolas Ghesquiere

I grew up in Hawaii so I was outside a lot playing in the water.

— Kelly Preston

I'm now an agnostic but I grew up on the King James version, which I'm eternally grateful for.

— Penelope Lively

I grew up on the beach. It's just a way of life. You don't seek out that lifestyle; it's just day-to-day.

— Phoebe Tonkin

'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy…

— John Lasseter

I grew up assuming that I would be in public service. I never planned to be in business.

— Chris Whittle

I grew up in an apolitical household. I never left the country. When I became an adult, I started traveling and became…

— Jesse Eisenberg

At night I dream that you and I are two plants that grew together, roots entwined, and that you know the earth…

— Pablo Neruda

“The most important thing that a human must do in order to maintain good health is to be aware of the environment…

— Steven Magee

We grew up very poor, and I hated being poor. I was the oldest of five kids, and I never got a…

— Paul Henderson

I'm an avid animal lover. When I was 16, I wanted to be a vet or a zookeeper. I grew up with…

— Misty May-Treanor

I've always paid attention to religion because I grew up in a religious background, but I've never felt a part of any…

— Brad Pitt

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and…

— Isaac Hayes

I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every day I took the ferry across the…

— Pamela Stephenson

Growing up in Augusta in such a protected and loving community is something that I really enjoy talking about. I love talking…

— Jessye Norman

Prison was a blessing. Going to prison was the greatest thing that happened to me. It showed me that I wasn't infallible.…

— Rick James

I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families--second families, perhaps…

— Abraham Lincoln

Some people grew up in the '70s, powerful, beautiful memories of the '70s which to me is one of the worst decades.…

— David Lynch

I've learned a lot just being around people who grew up so differently from me, which is cool. It teaches you how…

— Michael Che

I grew up on certain movies, particular movies that said something to me as a kid from Missouri, movies that showed me…

— Brad Pitt

My love of music comes from as long as I remember. I begged my mum to learn piano for a year when…

— Natalia Tena

I was born and grew up in Phoenix, and I left there when I was 17 to go to Interlochen Arts Academy…

— Kimiko Glenn

I grew up riding when I was younger in Texas. I actually learned how to ride in Norway. I really love riding…

— Jackson Rathbone

I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.

— Joseph Stiglitz

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

— William Standish Knowles

The closer to the top, the more grew in me the belief that it might be fulfilled, which most dreaming.

— Jerzy Kukuczka

Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.

— James Nasmyth

I grew up in Hawaii and I think those islands are some of the most amazing places on the planet.

— Mateus Ward

I grew up without a television. It meant that I read lots of books and entertained myself.

— Emily Watson

I grew up in a small town where everyone wanted to be the same or look the same and was afraid to…

— Kate Bosworth

“Old was NOT one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up!!”

— Jim Glynn

I grew up loving TV so much. It was such an integral part of my youth, and I was completely an Emmy…

— Jon Cryer

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.

— John Hume

I had a very unusual childhood in that I grew up on the Stanford campus and I never moved.

— Anne Wojcicki

Both my parents are Methodist preachers, I grew up in a church.

— Wes Bentley

I play hockey in a pickup league. I grew up playing, so it's nice to get on the ice whenever I can.

— Robbie Amell

I grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where people are in cars.

— Kehinde Wiley

I grew up on movie sets, getting to see storytelling happen up close.

— Scott Eastwood