Up Quotes · Page 172

My parents didn't have much money growing up, but they always had a budget for books.

— Tim Ferriss

I'm a Punjabi and I grew up listening to songs like 'Latthe di Chaddar,' one of my first singles.

— Neha Bhasin

I grew up in a wealthy upper-class household in Jamaica, which was run along militaristic lines by my mother, Gloria.

— Lady Colin Campbell

I've always loved the infield, because I came up as an infielder.

— Ben Zobrist

For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that's been the pinnacle for me with cricket.

— Ellyse Perry

I am a professional dancer, so picking up dance steps was like brushing my teeth.

— Hazel Keech

If you get caught up in social media too much then you start getting governed by it.

— KK

Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, the ubiquitous music is salsa, cumbia, merengue, a little bit of samba.

— Devendra Banhart

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and…

— Joan Armatrading

In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't…

— Joan Cusack

I believe that, artistically and culturally, the free radio air should be able to support local artists of whatever genre. Play 40…

— Chuck D

All we do is bring the debate from both sides, and let you as a viewer decide where you want to end…

— Kevin O'Leary

“The most important thing that a human must do in order to maintain good health is to be aware of the environment…

— Steven Magee

I've been crazy lucky that I've never had a day job. I get really close to having no money, then I always…

— Emily Meade

I'm a huge sports guy, so getting messages from guys I grew up watching and following - Scott Van Pelt, Chris Paul,…

— Gary Woodland

I am able to write musically about the visual. I can pick up tones, I can pick up themes. And I find…

— Lawrence Weschler

My grandfather was a healer, and he used matches often. Once, he burnt a wart off my finger and then rubbed the…

— Shea Hembrey

For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the…

— Pat Gillick

The world is not made up of particles and waves and beams of light with a definite existence. Instead, the world works…

— Neil Turok

It's always so nerve-wracking being up there on stage. It's even harder playing in your hometown - and I have a couple…

— Nellie McKay

I don't think there are many kids who sit around and want to be actors. I don't think there are many kids…

— Frank Deford

I watch political shows for a number of weeks in a row, and all I see are guys arguing with each other…

— Norm MacDonald

I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every…

— Twyla Tharp

There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that…

— Derek Sivers

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked…

— Danny Aiello

I'm getting the training I need to progress as an actor. If something comes up and I have to drop, I'll drop.

— Ashton Sanders

I'm the type of person, I wake up in the morning and read my bible.

— Corey Anderson

I grew up playing with boys in the yard and my brother in the backyard and boys in the schoolyard.

— Jill Ellis

I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes,…

— Gary Lineker

Do I think my wrestling is the best? No, I think it's up there around the top.

— Cain Velasquez

I don't want to be one of those old people getting up at 5 A.M. to potter.

— David Baddiel

I've made a lot of very small movies that may not have had a large initial audience. Then it shows up on…

— James Spader

Growing up I studied classically and did lots of shows in school.

— Idina Menzel

People don't come up to me very often. Everyone is always in such disbelief that I can go to the market.

— Julia Roberts

I don't talk about who I'm dating because when you break up, you wind up reliving it in the media.

— Bridget Fonda

When I was up in New York, the first record my parents bought me was the Terror Squad record with 'Lean Back.'

— Post Malone

I grew up in an era where the record companies just sold records to everybody, and the whole family bought songs.

— Tony Bennett

Dad was a baker, and Mum was tied up with church and the social club.

— Ronnie Corbett

If you screw up and do something, don't lie about it; come clean.

— Pete Rose

I definitely wouldn't consider myself a professional, but I like to dress up like one.

— Sharon Van Etten