Up Quotes · Page 161

I want to encourage more people in small villages to take up sports.

— Sangram Singh

I've dated interracially a lot. I grew up in Harlem, so I've dated Latins, Dominican, Guyanese, Cuban, black, white.

— Mekhi Phifer

I had such a big crush on Jeremy Irons when I was growing up.

— Tara Fitzgerald

As a lad I missed five months of sporting activity to OSD. It used to wake me up at night with pain…

— Leonardo Bonucci

Aerie builds you up, and it makes you feel positive. Why don't more companies do that?

— Iskra Lawrence

'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.

— Dolly Parton

Corsets were a challenge in 'Belle;' fake nails tripped me up in 'Blackbird.' Guess I'm not a mani type of girl!

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.

— Gavin Newsom

We suddenly saw how people reacted in the event of massive social upheaval, and the way that the little problems in your…

— Simon Pegg

On 'Masters of Sex,' especially in the pilot, everybody was showing up word-perfect, and you're expected to show up word-perfect.

— Lizzy Caplan

Our first 100 rides took us one-and-a-half years from the time we started in January 2011. It was only after that we…

— Bhavish Aggarwal

We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations…

— George Pataki

A lot of times, adults confuse growing up or becoming more mature with a sense of seriousness, a sense of boringness, a…

— Andrew W.K

I started in the theater when I was 10, so I grew up in the theater and was very used to that,…

— Morgan Fairchild

I think a lot of guys want a son because of all of the things they do while growing up. A lot…

— Eli Manning

Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take…

— Franklin Pierce Adams

Cinema dominated the Fife coalfield towns. We lived in Lochgelly, but my mum was caught up in Hollywood. She was in love…

— Kenneth Cranham

I grew up in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, in the early '90s, and hospitals and doctor's offices offered to x-ray candy.…

— Cory Michael Smith

Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course has a very demanding…

— Zach Johnson

Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may…

— Mike Quigley

I grew up Catholic, so I have these defenses about listening to anything with too much religiosity; some of the lyrics didn't…

— Patty Griffin

I have really fond memories of growing up in Chicago, and I always love going back. I still have a lot of…

— Kaskade

When I was younger, coming up in this industry, I was 17, 18 years old. You couldn't tell me Beyonce wasn't my…

— Lil Mama

Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do…

— Tracy Pollan

I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs.

— Jimmy Webb

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

— Robert Knepper

Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about.

— Sharon Salzberg

Jingle taps on the majorette boots were an important part of a little girl growing up in the South.

— Sissy Spacek

Michael Hayes was the one that brought me up to be part of ECW. I had long hair, a braided goatee.

— Lance Archer

When I'm up against a wall, that's when Billy Mays performs best.

— Billy Mays

I grew up fishing, but I'm actually a bigger hunter than I am a fisher.

— Maddie Marlow

Always be honest with your feelings, and don't let stuff build up.

— Joe Gatto

It's important to keep getting back up. It's part of the game.

— Daniel James

You're never too big for the Challengers. There have been many great players who've had to go up and down there.

— Christopher Eubanks

Growing up, I was very aware that there weren't many people like me on the screen.

— Dee Rees

I grew up in Flatbush, Queens, Laurelton. These are places where it's mostly black and there was a lot of diversity.

— JPEGMAFIA

I'm a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages.

— Kristaps Porzingis

I wasn't in any hurry to grow up and become this worldly person.

— Kim Shattuck

I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.

— Harland Williams

I didn't realize how important it was to exfoliate and moisturize the days leading up to getting a spray tan.

— Tess Holliday