Growing up Quotes · Page 43

There is no doubt that the way journalism worked when I was growing up and getting started has changed forever.

— Dan Rather

I hated myself for so many reasons, and I thought so many things were my fault that happened to me growing up.

— Mary J. Blige

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.

— Anonymous

I love being Canadian. I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.

— Ryan Gosling

All I listened to until age 18 growing up was musical theater. I liked the escapism of it.

— Rachel Bloom

Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism.

— Claire Danes

Growing up I thought I might be the only black person in the world.

— Ncuti Gatwa

As you grow up, the number of friends doesn't matter. What matter is the number of true friends that you have.

— Anonymous

I was a huge fan of that Cyborg growing up as a kid because that was when the original cartoon show was…

— Ray Fisher

We think the purpose of a child is to grow up because it does grow up. But its purpose is to play,…

— Alexander Herzen

The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up,…

— Justine Larbalestier

I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt. I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and…

— Angelina Jolie

My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up…

— James Vincent McMorrow

I do think any modern storyteller is influenced by the stories we all grow up with and become familiar with, our shared…

— Ian Doescher

There weren't any sports figures that I idolized because I didn't really believe in myself back then or think that I could…

— Carmelo Anthony

Growing up doing those Kiwanis Clubs, doing those Cub Scout banquets, doing those church shows, I learned to find that sensibility that…

— Jeff Dunham

It would be great for everyone to grow up like I grew up, where everyone had a job. It would be nice…

— Frank Stallone

Away with the perfect partner or Its not what I wanted in a man / woman. We do grow up and realize…

— Judy Peris

“Due to these influences and many others, iGen is distinct from every previous generation in how its members spend their time, how…

— Jean M. Twenge

Nature only goes so far. Nurture, what you raised on and what you ingest as a youngster, it really affects you when…

— Lupe Fiasco

“You never could tell when someone would stop growing old in Neverland. For Tik Tok, it had been after wrinkles had walked…

— Jodi Lynn Anderson

I've often looked at the extremes as a way to shed light on the mainstream. Even though everybody says, "Money doesn't buy…

— Lauren Greenfield

I was not one of those people who wanted to be a comedian when I was growing up. I liked comedy, but…

— Aisha Tyler

Growing up, my birthday was always Confederate Memorial Day. It helped to create this profound sense of awareness about the Civil War…

— Natasha Trethewey

Being an Indian in the U.S. and growing up in the suburbs were the two things that really shaped my outlook.

— Sid Sriram

My favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo.

— Josh Young

I miss my childhood, no homework, no wake up early, no exam, no stress, no problems in life

— Patience

I didn't go to drama school, so I feel like I did all my growing up on 'Hollyoaks.'

— Nathalie Emmanuel

I was really into metal when I was growing up. It was just something I thought I could do and wanted to…

— Jeff Hanneman

My kids are growing up, but due to work commitments, I wasn't able to spend time with them.

— Sanjay Mishra

As you grow up and get educated in the business, you go from, 'I want to do movies' to 'I want to…

— Felicity Huffman

I always thought I desperately wanted a husband and a big family, because I didn't have it growing up.

— Drew Barrymore

You know, my stepdad taught me growing up, you know, if the team has success then the individual things will follow.

— Zion Williamson

Just growing up, I've always been on winning teams, and I think the carryover shows.

— Jerami Grant

Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.

— Ricky Williams

From a child growing up in the U.K., I used to listen until the wee hours of the night to talk radio.

— Sebastian Gorka

Growing up, Karuna Shinsho on CNN was one of my idols, so I wanted to become either an anchorwoman or an international…

— Claudia Kim

No matter how old we get,we can be still young at heart. But with the benefit of a well-lived lifetime of knowledge…

— Marianette Carbito

I hear a lot of comparisons to Dirk so of course I watched him when I was growing up, especially when I…

— Lauri Markkanen

I was never a WCW fan growing up, so I was never a Goldberg fan at all - and I've told him…

— Kevin Owens