Growing up Quotes · Page 108

“I am constantly torn between the will to be seen and still hidden so god damn well, a contradiction I never figured…

— Charlotte Eriksson

I don't know the answer. Maybe no one knows. Maybe when you grow up, you'll be the first to find out.

— Carl Sagan

I'm just inspired by life and, growing up, I listened to all types of different sounds, genres, and areas of music.

— Kali Uchis

“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”

— Amit Kalantri

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

— Sudha Murty

Growing up, the last thing I ever thought I'd do is be an entertainer.

— Lyle Lovett

When I was growing up and wanted to be a musician, the fantasy that I had of what the music industry was…

— Matty Mullins

As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu.

— Grace Meng

“You can't make me be nice. You can't make me be good. You can't make me believe. But your example, your kindness,…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

When you mention to people growing up in Cleveland they bring up the river catching on fire, or LeBron James leaving, they…

— Celeste Ng

God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as people... we want our cattle to get fat on our…

— Jomo Kenyatta

Growing up, road trips with Dad were something I hated. Sitting still for hours, singing that stupid song, "100 bottles of beer…

— Christopher Titus

I'm sorry to keep focusing on the New Yorker, but everybody who was growing up when Calvin [Trillin] and I were growing…

— Kevin Sessums

Growing up during the Depression, I worked for the Forest Service and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). I tend to work very, very…

— Raymond Burr

“I don't like being with grown-up people. I've known that a long time. I don't like it because I don't know how…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and…

— Maurice Sendak

It was always a fantasy of mine growing up - my favorite program was always 'Little House on the Prairie' - so…

— Chloe Sevigny

Surfing and music were incredible outlets for me when I was a kid. And there are some really tricky times when you're…

— Jon Foreman

“... because one day, maybe one day, if I learned how to write clear enough, sing loud enough, be strong enough, I…

— Charlotte Eriksson

“The British boy suffers the greatest restraint during the period when the call of nature, the instincts of play and adventure, are…

— William Henry Hudson

As a kid growing up and seeing so much strife taking place in society, and particularly on Blacks and people of color,…

— John Carlos

Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take.…

— Jason Reitman

Maybe that's what growing up means, in the end - you go far enough in the direction of - somewhere - and…

— Gregory Maguire

If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no…

— Stanley Greenspan

I played baseball growing up, second base, and then when I got to high school,it just didnt exist there.

— Finn Wittrock

Growing up, I would think I want to do this, I want to do that. You change your mind a million times.

— Gail Kim

My baby will be growing up in Liverpool, so we have another Scouser.

— Fernando Torres

My 16th birthday is coming up!!!! :D :D March 25th Soooooooooo excited! ^_^ One step closer to forever <3 <3 :)

— Rachel

I'm a good businessman. I pay my bills. Growing up in a situation where everything counted helps.

— Kim Cattrall

I love being me, I do my own shit I'm weird, I do shit that normal people wouldn't do… I'm Different…

— Javier Horta

We grow up being told, "Be a good girl." When you're told to be good, you have to get rid of whatever…

— Jane Fonda

Growing up in eastern Kentucky like I did, I'm used to having a few guns around to protect me.

— Loretta Lynn

Growing up in a Latin family has given me my charisma out there, my swag.

— Nolan Arenado

I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was.

— Bruce Jenner

I was a bit of a troubled kid growing up, let's put it that way. I didn't take pleasure in hard work.

— Matt Taibbi

I feel like, growing up, yes, I loved looking at fashion. I loved Tumblr.

— Barbie Ferreira

Growing up, I was aware of being a dwarf but I felt I could do anything.

— Ellie Simmonds

Because children grow up, we think a child's purpose is to grow up. But a child's purpose is to be a child

— Tom Stoppard

When I was growing up, I always saw Karen Millen as a resource for women who were a bit older.

— Sophie Turner

Growing up, I was poor. In college, I was poor. I never had anything.

— Jon Jones