Grew Quotes · Page 56

I grew up in a house with dogs. We always had dogs. We always had a bunch of dogs, actually.

— Lee Pace

Memories, even hard memories, grew soft like peaches as they grow older.

— Sarah Addison Allen

I grew up around people that enjoyed life day to day and found pleasure in simple things.

— Josh Turner

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

— Laura Linney

Even though I grew up surfing and sailing in Southern California, I was born horse crazy.

— Bo Derek

My father went to Rutgers, and I grew up in New Jersey, so I'm a great Rutgers fan. I have season tickets.

— Peter Eisenman

Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky.

— Carl Sagan

I grew up always wanting to act, always knowing that's what I wanted to do.

— Kristen Hager

I was born in New York City. But my family moved when I was still an infant. Except for a year and…

— E. L. Konigsburg

After adjusting for inflation, the average income of the top 5% of households grew by 38% from 1989 to 2013. By comparison,…

— Janet Yellen

I myself grew up when radio was very important. I'd come home from school and turn on the radio. There were funny…

— Kurt Vonnegut

I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you…

— Kathy Freston

Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of to-day - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as…

— Pierre Loti

I grew up in California, which was not - at least in the '50s and '60s - a cultural oasis by any…

— Bob Gunton

Yes." His gaze grew distant. "If I'd have the chance, if my position permitted, I would have pleaded with her not to…

— Kristen Britain

We do two shows a night for five weeks. A lotta times we'll go upstairs and sing until daylight - gospel songs.…

— Elvis Presley

He tunneled into stories where weak men changed into strong half-animals or used eye beams or magic hammers to power through steel…

— Alice Sebold

I just love people. I love this country. I am the American dream. I grew up by the airport with a dirt…

— Jeff Foxworthy

I grew up watching movies and being amazed at the animatronics you'd see in stuff like 'The Dark Crystal,' and all those…

— Colin O'Donoghue

My dad taught me to play the guitar. We grew up with country music. We had every Willie Nelson record (laughs). I…

— Chris Tomlin

I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid. But,…

— Denis Leary

I am curious to see what books will emerge from all this writing online that's the result of those who grew up…

— Kate Zambreno

There are things about classic liberalism that obviously I'm drawn to and I bet all of you are as well. Those are…

— Bill Ayers

I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when…

— Jeremy Lin

“These men grew. They changed because of what they experienced, and that is all you can ask of another person.”

— John Lewis

I grew up in a small farming town called Concord, outside Charlotte in North Carolina.

— Skeet Ulrich

But I can tell you that the New York that I see now is not the New York that we grew up…

— Tea Leoni

I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced.

— Lee Trevino

I've always loved dogs. I grew up with them and I love working with them. They're really fun.

— Zac Efron

“He called and we saw each other from time to time, but the distance did what it always does - it grew…

— Danka V

I grew up on genre - on Westerns, spy thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy novels, horror novels. Especially horror novels.

— Benjamin Percy

Everything that I write, I somehow tie it back into who I am and how I grew up.

— Jimmie Allen

Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.

— Mike Myers

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing…

— Elvis Presley

Like many young women, I grew up believing that (1) physical ability wasn't very important, and (2) I didn't have any.

— Janice Kaplan

I'd like to work with John Waters. I grew up in Maryland, so I'm a huge Waters fan.

— Judah Friedlander

The Rossoneri colours mean a lot to me, because I grew up here.

— Gianluigi Donnarumma

I grew up in the Lower East Side, an Italian American - more Sicilian, actually.

— Martin Scorsese

I grew up believing that I could be the president of the United States. I was told I could be whatever I…

— Don Lemon

I love working with actors. I grew up with a lot of actors. All my friends are actors. I love that process.

— Colin Hanks