Up Quotes · Page 149

I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was…

— Michael Pena

At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.

— Maya Angelou

You wait until the forest fire is on your front step before you step up.

— Peter Dawson

As I grew up, a lot of the music was made to uplift the spirit.

— Rakim

Virginia can become competitive again by advancing common-sense solutions to get our jobs machine cranked up again.

— Glenn Youngkin

In my day we didn't have sex education, we just picked up what we could off the television.

— Victoria Wood

Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

— Natalie du Toit

My dad gave up his job; he stopped working - for me. Without that, I definitely wouldn't be as successful.

— Chloe Kim

There was a long stint during my childhood after I gave up on being a pro football player - we're talking sixth…

— Adam Ross

You realize it's a business and that teams are going to do what's best for them. That's how it is. That's what…

— Christian Yelich

If I met a girl, I'd tell her straight up, 'I might run into someone else I want to go out with;…

— Tommy Morrison

I had been in talks with Marvel prior to 'Iron Fist,' and I had researched all the prominent female roles that I…

— Jessica Henwick

Once you're dating already, then you go to dinner. But I've never been on like a, 'I'm getting dressed up for a…

— Camila Morrone

Music just runs in my family. My dad and my uncles are a gospel quartet, Latimore Brothers. They've been doing their thing…

— Jacob Latimore

Don't touch my napkin. I do not want the server to pick up the napkin and put it on my lap. I…

— Tom Colicchio

Growing up as a gay boy during the holidays, there's the things you want to ask for, and then the things you…

— Jinkx Monsoon

Whether one believes in evolution, intelligent design, or Divine Creation, one thing is certain. Since the beginning of history, human beings have…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The great effort of civilization has been, and still is, the attempt to introduce a principle of control into that casual swarm…

— George Edward Woodberry

I eat a lot of fruit after I run. I find that hydrates me better than just drinking water. I have fruit…

— Alison Sweeney

I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving…

— Rosecrans Baldwin

It's interesting in American culture. We like to build people up and then push them off the pedestal, and then we want…

— Simon Rex

I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw…

— America Ferrera

I've written a detective series myself, set in an imaginary, and slightly futuristic, Chinese city. The novels have an extremely tenuous relationship…

— Liz Williams

I've always been a bit of an outsider... I just pop up, kind of. I have a life. I have children -…

— Ally Walker

Since 'Mononoke' has such a dramatic story, I played up the drama, emphasizing the power of a magnum opus.

— Joe Hisaishi

Growing up in Jersey makes you a little bit ballsier, a little more outspoken.

— Retta

My brother and I loved to body-slam each other when we were kids. We tore up a lot of furniture.

— Mark Henry

Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

— Madeleine M. Kunin

Growing up, I was one of those energetic kids who never sat still.

— Jessica Long

Mahakumbh' has a very unique concept and I was certain to take it up when I heard the script for the first…

— Gautam Rode

I grew up singing in church. My family owned funeral homes so I would sing for the occasional funeral, as well.

— Christopher Jackson

I came into politics because of my opposition to what a Tory Government was doing to the community I grew up in.

— Nicola Sturgeon

By the time the networks get through worrying about who they're gonna tick off, they wind up with nothing.

— Joe Don Baker

There's nothing weirder than getting raised up in the middle of a stage on a platform.

— Gracie Abrams

We have to actually stand up against all of the legislation that has been passed by the Democrats.

— Glenn Youngkin

I've been blessed with having fans who show up to my shows, buy all my merch, and buy my records.

— NF

I don't have a persona or anything like that that I'm trying to live up to.

— Caleb Plant

Being from Atlanta I grew up on Kilo Ali and Outkast... the only Biggie song I knew was 'Juicy.'

— Rich Homie Quan

Doing the eco-accessory thing doesn't have to mean giving up designer labels. In fact, quite the opposite.

— Sheherazade Goldsmith

Unfortunately, I have a temper. I tend to flare up once in a while.

— Akhil Akkineni