Growing Up Quotes

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Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
Get this in mind early: We never grow up. — Richard Bach
I think back to the old people I knew when I was growing up, and they always seemed larger than life. — Chinua Achebe
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
I grew up in the north woods of Canada. You had to know certain things about survival. Wilderness survival courses weren't very formalized when I… — Margaret Atwood
Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver. — Diane Ackerman
Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof. — Richard Bach
Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. — Russell Baker
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a… — James A. Baldwin
One of the places where we lived when I was growing up had this big wood out the back. And starting when I was about… — Christian Bale
And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy that really made… — Alan Ball
I'd seen 'Interview with A Vampire' and saw Dracula movies growing up, but I never thought, 'I love vampires; I have to do a show… — Alan Ball
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it… — Roseanne Barr
Playing and fun are not the same thing, though when we grow up we may forget that and find ourselves mixing up playing with happiness.… — Lynda Barry
You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself. — Ethel Barrymore
It's hard to give up the self-esteem connected to being codependent and appearing 'right,' which is probably a survival behavior learned from growing up in… — Melody Beattie
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees. — Francis Beaumont
Growing up, a film was an action film or it was a comedy or it was romantic, but you don't really see such stark lines… — Beck

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