Grew Quotes · Page 74

I grew up in a household that was very close, very open, and always talking about what was going on with each…

— Tyler Ritter

I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.

— Jay Sean

I grew up listening to Bob Marley, Jill Scott, Floetry, Nas, Jay-Z, Beyonce.

— Rico Nasty

It's the height of the Cold War, but I grew up in apolitical family and politics wasn't on the agenda.

— Bill Ayers

I grew up in the suburbs north of Atlanta. I had an amazing childhood, and I still go back to my home…

— Devon Werkheiser

When I grew up, the only way a lad like me would maybe escape was playing football. Not being an actor.

— Sean Harris

Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.

— Kevin Eubanks

We all grew up idolizing another musician. That's how this works. That's how music is created.

— Bruno Mars

My Cleveland years were both scientifically and personally most rewarding. My wife Judy was able to rejoin me in our research and…

— George Andrew Olah

The sky grew darker and the moon rose higher as the evening wore on. and without either or them being conscious of…

— Nicholas Sparks

Charisma, that's my strong point. My personality was always good, but with music I had to grow into it. I grew into…

— Schoolboy Q

A dispassionate white sun shone at the summit of the sky. I wanted to hone myself on it till I grew saintly…

— Sylvia Plath

I remember my mum explaining to me what adoption meant when I was still at primary school. 'Son,' she said to me,…

— Michael Gove

I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate…

— Marcus Samuelsson

My mother birthed three children and she adopted myself and another African-American son. My adoptive parents were Finnish. I grew up in…

— Michael Franti

I've been scuffed up a little, but I just hope and pray that I keep my youthful looks for as long as…

— Cyrus Chestnut

I hated all my life. I hated everybody. When I first grew up and can remember, I was dressed as a girl…

— Henry Lee Lucas

I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to…

— Andy Roddick

And so, Thanksgiving. Its the most amazing holiday. Just think about it — it's a miracle that once a year so many…

— Nora Ephron

Inside we are all Golden Buddha's, but we grew to believe we were made of clay. Our ego's false perceptions led us…

— Gabrielle Bernstein

I grew up with an extremely abusive father. As a mother, I wanted to protect my own children from exposure to violence.…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

English stupidity is an organism so primitive that it is apparently impossible to kill off. It reminds me of Physarum Polycephalum, the…

— Neal Ascherson

I grew up in a time when women didn't really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all…

— Lily Tomlin

I grew up in a Christian home, but was nearly 17 before I realized I had to make my own decision to…

— Drew Pinsky

Things you grew up watching, they just stay with you. They form what you like to do.

— Tim Burton

When I grew up, there were common patterns to people's lives. Now everybody is just making it up as they go along.

— Jane Pauley

I grew up in dance class, so I was looking in mirrors all day.

— Katharine McPhee

A lot of people judge me because I like to, you know, look good, but I grew up in fashion.

— Marie-Chantal Claire

Detroit, the heart of the country... I grew up on 10 Mile, 2 miles better than 8 Mile.

— Kristen Bell

I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism.

— Leon Krier

I grew up with coconuts as the main flavor in food in Jamaica. It's part of our culture.

— Ziggy Marley

I grew up in New York, so I fell in love with acting on a stage, not in front of a camera.

— Kerry Washington

Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.

— Edgar Allan Poe

I dreaded having a boring life when I grew up. And I certainly can't complain about being bored.

— Ina May Gaskin

That was the moment he got the idea he possessed me in a certain way, and that was the moment I grew…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I was born in Manhattan and grew up in Scarsdale. Scarsdale didn't work for me as a place at all.

— Eve Ensler

We all grew up as huge wrestling fans, and we need to understand why we liked it so much.

— Triple H

I grew up in a show business family, so we've always had a great sense of balance, being so close to my…

— Andy Gibb

I grew up in Cambridge in England, and my love of mathematics dates from those early childhood days.

— Andrew Wiles

I'm part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being…

— Lennie James