When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
I was always determined to earn my own cash, even when I was at school and growing up at home. — Gethin Jones Copy Share Image
Acting was my after-school activity. I never planned on growing up and becoming an actor. — Sara Paxton Copy Share Image
Freddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up. — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
You cannot fulfill GOD's purpose for your life while focusing on your own plans. — Collins Hasty Copy Share Image
That awkward moment when...someone who used to be dorky, went through puberty and is now really hot. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Growing up is mostly the process of having to acknowledge the differences between your world and the whole world. — Glenn Kelman Copy Share Image
One of my biggest influences growing up was Jamie O'Brien. He was like an older brother to me. — John John Florence Copy Share Image
When Will and I were growing up in Los Angeles, his girlfriends were always Israeli, so we'd always be hanging out with… — apl.de.ap Copy Share Image
I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad,… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
Growing up, I remember planning for Halloween months in advance. It was, after all, my chance to be creative, artsy, original, and… — Natalya Neidhart Copy Share Image
Blood is thicker than water, my mother had always said when I was growing up, a sentiment I’d often disputed. But it… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
My mom, who gave me my confidence growing up. She's the one that always told me that I could be great and… — Amber Rose Copy Share Image
You grow up so fast in high school. It's not something you wait for, it just kind of happens. One day you'll… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Frank Lampard was exactly the sort of player I wanted to be when I was growing up, I used to watch everything… — Kai Havertz Copy Share Image
Adrian might be brash and impertinent, but he knew how to move. Maybe dance lessons had been part of growing up in… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
When I grew up, my father taught us the value of hard work. He wanted us to enjoy ourselves, but he also… — Andrew Luck Copy Share Image
My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady, and the other was to be independent. The study… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I'm working hard to have a good life. You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You… — Joan Bauer Copy Share Image
As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital… — Karen Finerman Copy Share Image
I've had enormous luck and enormous pleasure in working in such forms as movies and plays that I loved when I was… — Jules Feiffer Copy Share Image
I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
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“I tried to push my body through his and completely disappear.” — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
