Grew up Quotes · Page 51

I grew up on the West Side - the "near West Side," [in Detroit], as they say - in what would be…

— Michael Eric Dyson

The myths that are created about the South, about the way we grew up, about black people, are wrong.

— Clarence Thomas

I never grew up with a mother's hand - that's why I will forever be insecure, I think, in that primal way.

— John Lone

I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where my parents raised German shepherds - we had about 30 dogs at any…

— Tory Burch

So many people of my generation all grew up with that shock theater package on television of 'Frankenstein,' 'Wolfman,' 'Dracula,' 'Mummy,' all…

— Rick Baker

I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or…

— Kate Upton

I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. And the thing is, somewhere…

— Jodi Picoult

I grew up as a reader as well as a movie-lover, so many of the novelists I admired - and so many…

— Curtis Hanson

I grew up watching 'Superman.' As a child, when I first learned to dive into a swimming pool, I wasn't diving, I…

— Tom Hiddleston

I grew up in the church, and so I feel that God gave me certain things to do, and I'm lucky enough…

— James McBride

The world needs sustainable, profitable, vibrant content companies staffed by dedicated professionals; especially content for people that grew up on the web,…

— Jonah Peretti

Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my…

— Derrick Rose

My dad was a non-denominational preacher, actually a Congregationalist which is really where all congregations come to congregate. That's why it's called…

— Larry the Cable Guy

It was actually pretty cool to be in Pittsburgh for those four years. I moved into the dorms and had a pretty…

— Zachary Quinto

I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it's really important to…

— Ryan Phillippe

Influences come from everywhere. I don't really feel like I had too many influences for the first record because I grew up…

— Avril Lavigne

I grew up playing field hockey and lacrosse - prep school sport - and I was terrible at them.

— Julie Bowen

My mother was an ex-nun, and my father was a Franciscan brother, so I grew up believing in Jesus the way anyone…

— John Fugelsang

I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. I grew up in Houston. Gordo Cooper was my favorite astronaut.

— Dennis Quaid

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I…

— Kristin Chenoweth

For whatever reason I was always obsessed with the potential of humanity's physicality. Especially since we grew up with such a non-physical…

— Zack Snyder

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him.

— Anne Lamott

I mean, I grew up in the Valley. All my friends were white Jewish kids. So the Latino kids thought I was…

— America Ferrera

I want to represent the street, not in a negative sense, but in the sense that when I was growing up, that's…

— Fred Foster

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

— Kenny Chesney

I grew up recognizing that there was nobody to give me any advice and that you do your best and if it's…

— Chinua Achebe

I'm terrified to ride a bike in a city - and I grew up riding bikes in the city. I've just heard…

— Scarlett Johansson

I still frequent my parents' house. I go there to escape, back to the bedroom that I grew up in. Just to…

— Robert Smith

I grew up as a horseback rider and a volleyball player so honestly when I got a gym membership in New York,…

— Gigi Hadid

We're all united in this, that every human being migrates through time, that the place we grew up in in our childhood…

— Mohsin Hamid

I grew up camping with my family. We took so many trips. We had an RV, actually, when we were growing up.…

— Kirsten Lepore

I grew up all around the world, and when I settled in a suburb in America, I didn't have any idea what…

— Dylan Walsh

I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother…

— Steven Yeun

I grew up in newsrooms. I've been in newsrooms since I was 17 years old. Journalism has been like my church; it's…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just…

— Tracy Morgan

I grew up with a mother who, every time she saw something, would say, I'm going to look that up. And I've…

— Jennifer Saunders

I grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, riding in the car with my grandpa, and I was just intrigued by it.

— Brett Eldredge

I grew up hard. I picked cotton and plowed with the mule and fixed the cars and played with the guitar and…

— Pinetop Perkins

These are the young women [in Stand by Me] that we grew up knowing and hopefully they feel a little rough around…

— Brian K. Vaughan