My Upbringing Quotes

52 quotes by 48 authors

My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian. — Jim Carrey
I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child, they… — Amy Chua
On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for… — Madonna Ciccone
What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was… — Pete Townshend
Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training. — Melissa Gilbert
Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto. — Eddie Vedder
The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me. — Lucinda Williams
A lot of my upbringing was about denying or fretting or evading, — Jhumpa Lahiri
As is said about most writers: on the one hand all I ever did from when I was a child was read, and I was… — Elfriede Jelinek
You know, so I was a weird eccentric kid but I did believe in the power of the word and of the word being made… — Thomas Keneally
Bono is my inspiration - not only as a rock star but as a humanitarian. We aren't just put on this earth to sell records.… — Jesse McCartney
My upbringing gave me a strong will, a mental aggressiveness in what I wanted to achieve. — Paul Tergat
I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland. — Fiona Shaw
My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard — Dan Fogelberg
I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist. — Neon Hitch
The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock… — Tom Wopat
I play guitar, the ukulele and the piano. I grew up on a mountain in Tennessee, and we had 'The Mountain Opry,' where anyone could… — Rachel Boston
Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church. — John McGahern
People ask my mother whether she had any idea that I'd be CEO of a company some day, and she would say, 'Absolutely not. Totally… — Anne M. Mulcahy
I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world. — Mary-Kate Olsen

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