Grew up Quotes · Page 70

We've now got a group of young people in this country who for all practical purposes are American. They grew up here.…

— Barack Obama

I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie.

— Steve Earle

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak…

— Christopher Meledandri

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

The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break…

— Pink

My grandmother was also an active member of the tenants association and a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, and both of…

— Scarlett Johansson

We not only grew up on Be-Bop; Be-Bop raised us. For my generation, Be-Bop came on like a light bulb going flash…

— Ishmael Reed

I kind of grew up a guitar nerd and I tried to figure out how to shred on an acoustic guitar as…

— Michael Gungor

I haven't got any friends from where I grew up, but that's not to do with fame.

— Anonymous

I've never worked with an acting coach, but my parents had acting classes and I grew up around them my whole life…

— Blake Lively

Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have…

— Curtis Jackson

Young children were always so important to me. Adults should treat children with more respect. We should put more monies in our…

— Steve Wozniak

My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip…

— El-P

I grew up in Baltimore which is a one of the biggest drug cities. I've seen a lot of drugs... so it…

— Mario

I grew up being really insecure and dumped on, over-feeling certain things in a negative way. So I thought I had something…

— Anonymous

I grew up in a family of secrets; there was a lot of pathology in the family.

— Naomi Judd

I'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around…

— Steven Soderbergh

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.

— Rupert Sanders

I grew up sitting beside my grandmother playing the piano and singing.

— Miranda Kerr

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.

— Bob Cousy

I was 17 when I auditioned for 'Miss Saigon.' I really grew up doing that show. I pretty much knew, almost a…

— Lea Salonga

I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very…

— Lucretia Mott

I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell my friend,…

— Nina Bawden

I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated,…

— Tinie Tempah

I grew up in the Alps and France, and Barbie was my first exposure to the American woman. For me she was…

— Catherine Malandrino

Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me.…

— Ving Rhames

I grew up on Hip Hop, it's the music I love and it's the music I respect. I respect the culture...that's me.

— Eminem

I grew up with an older brother, so I'm pretty good at being bashed around.

— Carey Mulligan

I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.

— Natasha Leggero

I was never that kid who grew up in New York and was always at the arthouse watching important films. I was…

— Shawn Ryan

I grew up reading genre writers, and to the degree that Eric Ambler and Graham Greene are genre writers, I'm a genre…

— Alan Furst

I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and…

— Tania Raymonde

Without really analyzing it, I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials were always something that I was around. The…

— Rob Zombie

I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion]…

— Zachary Cole Smith

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his…

— Martin Gore

I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and was a very competitive (and stressed out!) gymnast before getting into entertainment, but it was…

— Rachele Brooke Smith

Bond always mistrusted short men. They grew up from childhood with an inferiority complex. All their lives they would strive to be…

— Ian Fleming

I grew up in the Methodist church and taught Sunday school, and one of my favorite passages of scripture is, 'in as…

— Elizabeth Warren

I grew up listening to English music.

— Ryan Tedder

I grew up in a slum neighborhood - rows of tenements, with stoops, and kids all over the street. It was a…

— Bonnie Bedelia