Upbringing Quotes

215 quotes by 200 authors

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world? — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
I've never met anyone with a perfect upbringing. It seems to me that life on planet Earth just doesn't work that way. The basic challenges… — David Simon
I guess I had what you could call an unconventional upbringing. — Joaquin Phoenix
Cornwall has lots of folk and Celtic music and has that kind of surfer vibe as well. That was my kind of upbringing. — Sam Palladio
When I arrived in America, I experienced serious culture shock. For someone with a religious upbringing, the 1960s were an extremely difficult time. Even though… — Feisal Abdul Rauf
I enjoyed my upbringing, my siblings did, we're polite, we're respectful, but at the end of the day we're young, we like to have fun.… — Tinie Tempah
My upbringing was middle-class but my parents' families were both working-class so I had this odd combination of working-class background but in a privileged position. — Denise Mina
By educating women to use all their brains, men will not only be just, but will also ensure the future of a new social order… — Eugenio Maria de Hostos
I really had no religious upbringing, which is unusual. But I think it saved me, because when I found the theory that I wanted to… — Louise Hay
My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer's upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite. — Graham Swift
Love and freedom are vital to the creation and upbringing of a child. — Sylvia Pankhurst
I'm very grounded - that's how I would put it. If you met my mother, you'd probably say the same thing about her. I had… — Tracy Pollan
I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort… — M. Ward
I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing,… — Amanda Burton
I am not 100% English, I am actually part Italian and even part Hungarian. Therefore I feel very much part of Europe both in my… — Bruce Bennett
Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will… — Sean Bean
I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am. — Peter Dinklage
I didn't grow up in a regular upbringing. I ended up at my grandmother's house past a certain age, so I took care of things… — Sky Ferreira
It was deeply important for me to understand where Mandela came from. Because we know where he was going, and that's a famous story, but… — Idris Elba
Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose. — Anselm Kiefer

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