Growing up Quotes · Page 45

“To return to the city of one's birth always felt like retreat.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

I was a tomboy growing up, so I think I naturally take on a little male swagger.

— Kylie Bunbury

Ever since I was growing up, the big man gets the ball in the post. That's just how it is.

— Domantas Sabonis

Life is amazing, life is odd. Life is not what you expected it to be. Things happen... Growing up takes longer than…

— Lauren Bacall

I loved Judy Garland growing up, and I also loved Ella Fitzgerald.

— Lindsay Mendez

Growing up, I had this objective of winning titles, but more importantly of succeeding in mainland France.

— Wendie Renard

When I grow up, I want to be an honest lawyer so things like that can't happen.

— Richard M Nixon

Growing up, I wish that I'd had the supplies and laptops and all the new technology that's out right now.

— James Harden

Sports teaches you very important lessons that are many and varied. It's probably the closest thing to the lessons we learned in…

— Tinker Hatfield

Growing up, I didn't give my grandfather's photography a second thought. I wasn't involved in his work, except that I helped my…

— Kim Weston

My teacher asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I said happy. She told me I don't understand…

— John Lennon

“We're about to hit that age when we'll be too exhausted to maintain friendships, and the days of hanging out will be…

— Gume Laurel III

I was terrified of growing up to become the anti-me, maturing into a woman whom I would not recognise and who wouldn't…

— Lionel Shriver

It was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped…

— Giovanni Ribisi

John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls -…

— Carl Bernstein

Growing up, the ukulele was always a respected instrument. It's a big part of our culture. It wasn't until I started traveling…

— Jake Shimabukuro

Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My…

— Cristela Alonzo

One of my best friends growing up was gay. ... It’s never been an issue for me. ... I think there was…

— Donald Trump, Jr

“It's not very easy to grow up into a woman. We are always taught, almost bombarded, with ideals of what we should…

— C. JoyBell C

The law of the [Cub Scout] pack guides the boys to move in the direction of being helpful, friendly, courteous, trustworthy and…

— John C. Maxwell

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl…

— Marlee Matlin

We who make stories know that we tell lies for a living. But they are good lies that say true things, and…

— Neil Gaiman

8 year old young girl came up to me when I went to speak at an elementary school, and she gave me…

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

I certainly wasn't able to get it when I was a kid growing up on the Lower East Side; it was very…

— Martin Scorsese

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

— Daniella Alonso

The kitchen was the center of our household. I spent all of my time there growing up.

— Ayesha Curry

When I was little, I used to sing in the shower. Now? I make life decisions in there.

— Obviously Me :p

There were definitely difficult times growing up, but it was always generally OK.

— Vogue Williams

I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!

— Garrett Clayton

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

— Malcolm D. Lee

Growing up, I always took things too personal and was very emotional, and I got made fun of for it.

— Melanie Martinez

Growing up I was able to be exposed to different things which creates who I am today.

— Quincy Brown

We'll all grow up someday, Meg, we might as well know what we want. ~Amy March~

— Louisa May Alcott

In life, problems continuously come and go. It never stops. So just enjoy, learn, and face it!

— Bernajoy Vaal

Money was a big differentiator when I was growing up, but I made sure it doesn't stay that way.

— Sushant Singh Rajput

I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

— Metta World Peace

I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types.

— Stephen Mangan

Growing up, I tried to be involved in school a lot, and I had good grades. I was an active kid, and…

— Cassadee Pope

There is a sort of mythology that grows up about what happened, which is different from what really did happen.

— Peter Higgs

We split a bottle of Norman cider. Not everybody sells Norman cider by the bottle.

— Robert B. Parker