Growing Quotes - Page 16

• I remember, growing up, if something big - God forbid - happened, the first jokes you heard on the subject came out of Jersey.

  Oscar Nunez

  Growing Up, Firsts, Jersey

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• I'm rather pleased with the new manuals. I see Inform now as a gauche young adult, having got past the stage of growing out of his shoes every few months.

  Graham Nelson

  Past, Shoes, Adults

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• I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess.

  Denise Van Outen

  Growing Up, Littles, Violin

  "A blonde has more fun" by Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2001.

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• Growing up, I was in love with Jennifer Aniston from Friends.

  Dylan O'Brien

  Growing Up, Jennifer

  "We Are So Crushing on Dylan O'Brien, and You Will Be Too!". Interview with Caitlin Brody, www.glamour.com. October 19, 2012.

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• Growing up in the entertainment industry, I've had a lot of people tell me I'm not good enough.

  Renee Olstead

  Growing Up, People, Not Good Enough

  "My Life Before ‘Secret Life’" by Renee Olstead, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 19, 2012.

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• I feel that for the first time in a long time, educated Pakistanis are returning to their country to start up educational projects, to start up businesses, so instead of the brain-drain that happened in the 1950s and 1960s, the country is growing and improving economically.

  Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

  Country, Educational, Long

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• I was an athlete when I was growing up.

  Jeremy Renner

  Growing Up, Athlete

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• Growing up, I never imagined I would be an actor.

  Lance Reddick

  Growing Up, Would Be, Actors

  "'Wire' and 'Fringe' star makes music, too". Interview with John Carucci, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. January 10, 2011.

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• It's quite interesting that in my growing up I had several influences. We had gospel music on campus. R&B music was, of course, the community, and radio was country music. So I can kind of see where all the influences came from.

  Lionel Richie

  Country, Growing Up, Interesting

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• I didn't spend much time with my parents when I was growing up.

  Michael Reagan

  Growing Up, Parent

  "Paula Zahn Now", www.cnn.com. July 5, 2004.

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• Eye-popping tales of growing income inequality are hardly new. By now, nearly every American must be painfully aware of the widening pay gap between top executives and shop floor laborers; between 'Master of the Universe' financiers and pretty much everyone else.

  Steven Rattner

  Eye, Pay Gap, Gaps

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• One of the things I teach my children is that I have always invested in myself, and I have never stopped learning, never stopped growing.

  Chesley Sullenberger

  Children, My Children, Teach

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• The dance world was a big part of my growing up.

  Amy Sherman-Palladino

  Growing Up, World, Bigs

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• I permed my hair 12 years ago, because I always wanted a perm, but my mother would never let me have one! I got a lot of stick, but I didn't care - I loved the curls. The growing out was the difficult part!

  Chloe Sevigny

  Mother, Hair, Years

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• Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.

  David Sanborn

  Growing Up, Ninety Nine, Community

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• We have to mainstream everybody. No matter what their circumstances when they were growing up. Part of that is knowing that after they're finished with school, everybody in this country gets up and goes to work.

  Donna Shalala

  Country, Growing Up, School

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• I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.

  Howard E. Wasdin

  Growing Up, Real, Kids

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• That's really what was wonderful for me growing up, since I got to know so many of the songwriters who liked me and thought I had talent. They would then tell me how to read a lyric and sing a song, and challenge me to try and find a different end to a song.

  Margaret Whiting

  Song, Growing Up, Challenges

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• I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

  Wes Welker

  Sports, Home, Boston

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• Learn to meditate, practice and don't get frustrated. It will take you years to learn to meditate perfectly. Every time you try, you are growing. It's not as if you have to meditate perfectly to make progress.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Years, Practice

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• I just do not hang around anybody that I don't want to be with. Period. For me, that's been a blessing, and I can stay positive. I hang around people who are happy, who are growing, who want to learn, who don't mind saying sorry or thank you... and [are] having a fun time.

  John Assaraf

  Inspirational, Friendship, Sorry

  FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Mar 05, 2014

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• So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American dream.

  Mia Love

  Dream, Growing Up, America

  "The America I know" by Mia Love, dailycaller.com. August 28, 2012.

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• Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while and that was to help me get through school.

  Mia Love

  Growing Up, Dad, School

  "In Utah, GOP House Candidate Out To Make History". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. May 3, 2012.

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• One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

  Brit Marling

  Growing Up, Book, Wrinkles

  "Brit Marling Exclusive Interview Another Earth". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 18, 2011.

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• I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies.

  Grant Morrison

  Growing Up, Firsts, Celtic

  "Grant Morrison Talks Comics, Magic, Life and Death". Interview with A. David Lewis, www.publishersweekly.com. August 11, 2008.

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