Grew Quotes · Page 87

When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had…

— Shashi Tharoor

I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our only entertainment.

— Kiri Te Kanawa

Schubert had arguably the same melodic gift as Mozart, but even less support. He didn't have the early exposure, never got to…

— Twyla Tharp

I grew up in a very rationalist household. My father, in particular, came from that mid-century tradition of thinking science will ultimately…

— Andrew Solomon

I grew up with just my mom. She and I were like best friends. She's a very independent woman and I admire…

— Emma Roberts

I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn't changed.

— Wayne Rooney

I grew up watching all the great Disney animated films and to be able to carry that torch and know that I'm…

— Jim Cummings

I got two older brothers and two younger sisters, and we grew up in the country, and we were a little feral.…

— Diego Klattenhoff

I grew up, I was going I want to be Jerry Lee Lewis. Only I can't play piano and sing that good.

— Chris Isaak

I think that my love of cooking grew out of my love of reading about cooking. When I was a kid, we…

— Samantha Bee

I grew up in the business since I was three years old so I've always kind of been in front of the…

— Ashley Tisdale

I grew up in a condition where I could have chosen to go either way, negatively or positively. So I kind of…

— Jimmy Cliff

A lot of my close friends are nothing to do with show business. But the people I've had relationships with, invariably, I've…

— Felicity Kendal

I started skating at age 2 on roller skates on the South Side of Chicago, where I grew up. By age 4,…

— Shani Davis

I grew up on the beaches, and I always found it kind of funny that it's considered decent if you cover three…

— Bo Derek

She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.

— Michael Ondaatje

While I was at Microsoft, the annual revenues grew larger than the GDP of the Republic of Ghana.

— Patrick Awuah, Jr

The thought grew strong in me that since I had gone to the trouble of being born, I might as well be…

— Koichi Tanaka

I grew up in Plano, Texas.

— Hunter Parrish

I'm an Irish-American, and I grew up in an Irish-American neighborhood.

— William Devane

In those days [1955], affirmative action was for whites only. I might still be working for the grocery store in the small…

— Bill Moyers

I grew up in this era where your parents' friends were all called aunt and uncle. And then I had an aunt…

— Patti Davis

I pretty much grew up in the Clubber Lang/Ivan Drago era. That was more my time. I've always been a fan of…

— Milo Ventimiglia

I grew up very differently than a lot of other people in my hometown in Mississippi. But I can't imagine my life…

— Taylor Spreitler

I was a massive fan of 'Twin Peaks.' Massive. I don't know how any of us grew up in this age of…

— Michelle Forbes

I think parenting these days is definitely different from when a lot of people grew up. As much blame as we give…

— Nelly

I grew up in Michigan, in a very small town, Centreville. In my graduating class I had like 92 people

— Verne Troyer

That competition grew through high school and you step outside more and it grew through college. Then you had regional style speak…

— Pusha T

I grew up watching and learning from the ultimate partnership, and that is of my father and late uncle.

— Jonathan Tisch

Things grew and lived in constant adversity, ingenious in solving problems of existence.

— Mary Astor

As an artist, you have to express yourself. I make no excuses for my versatility. I grew up singing classical arias, but…

— Idina Menzel

Hip hop - it's an art form but it's a culture as well. You grow up in the culture and you never…

— LeCrae

When I eat something like vegetable bibimbap, I get that warm and fuzzy feeling of eating stuff that I grew up with.

— Patrick Stump

I grew six inches in a year.

— Karlie Kloss

Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.

— Gail Collins

I'm a California girl. I grew up in Inglewood right by LAX.

— Becky G

As the CIA tried to find itself, the threat of international terrorism emanating from the Middle East, Africa, North Africa and Central…

— Michael Hastings

My father builds homes. So I grew up around the idea that you can take a piece of land, and you can…

— Harry West

I just love cars; I've been like that since I was a kid. It's an infatuation because we grew up poor. Cars…

— Birdman

Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.

— Kenny Chesney