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“I grew to manhood in the Ohio State Penitentiary.”

“I grew to resent the way my father treated his furniture like children, and his children like furniture.”

Way Children Father Grew Treated Furniture Resent

“I grew to see my affliction as my gift. When I sang, I soared. I could soar higher than all those hurts aimed at my heart. All I needed was the courage to be me.”

Inspirational Heart Hurt Grew Needed Higher My Heart Affliction Soar

Author:Jimmy Scott

“I grew to understand or really grasp a sense of what the power of being humble is - that becomes a practice. Otherwise you'll be crushed by your fear of being humiliated. It'll control you the rest of your life. I really understood that. I haven't mastered it, I haven't come close to it.”

Practice Havens Grew Understood Humble Rest Of Your Life Crushed Be Humble Humiliated

Author:Caroline Myss

“I grew up 45 minutes outside of Chicago.”

Minutes Grew Grew Up Chicago

Author:Jim Gaffigan

“I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used to do re-enactments and all that stuff.”

Way Children War Used Stuff Minutes Grew Grew Up Obsessed Civil War Virginia Richmond

Author:Billy Campbell

“I grew up a Baptist and went to seminary at Methodist school, Duke University, but I also don't worry too much about denominations. I love what John Wesley said - "If our hearts are together, let's not worry about whether our heads are together. If our hearts are together, then let's joins hands." So, I try to do that regardless of denominations.”

Ifs Trying Heart Said Hands School Together Worry Too Much Grew Grew Up University Baptists Dukes Denominations Methodists Seminary Duke University

Author:Randall Wallace

“I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd.”

Book Whole Bigs Kids Grew Reader Grew Up Crowds Comic Comic Book Book Readers

Author:Joe Manganiello

“I grew up a Catholic and I dont want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but theres a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever.”

Want Stuff Sports Church Prayer Grew Grew Up Catholic Routine Catholic Church

Author:Bernhard Langer

“I grew up a child of Watergate. It gave me a good dose of skepticism about authority. One of my favorite movies is 'All the President's Men.' Woodward and Bernstein, those guys were my heroes. I have a degree in journalism.”

Men Children Guy President Grew Hero Degrees Authority Grew Up My Favorite Journalism Skepticism Dose My Hero Watergate

Author:Chris Carter

“I grew up a diehard Yankees fan.”

Fans Grew Grew Up Yankees Diehard

Author:Bubba Watson

“I grew up a dreamer, lonely, one foot on the earth, the other on the moon.”

Fantasy Dreams Childhood Loneliness Lonely Loners

Author:Philippe Lechermeier

Source: The Secret Lives of Princesses

“I grew up a faithful person. I never lost faith. I prayed every day all throughout my life. But at some point in life, my faith became fairly abstract. And I lost this belief that we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Persons Jesus Belief Lost Christ Grew Grew Up Jesus Christ Faithful Abstract Personal Relationships Lost Faith Points In Life

Author:Carly Fiorina

“I grew up a fat kid in a small town in Minnesota who was a tomboy and happened to play a mean violin. My goal was to be a famous concert artist some day.”

Mean Play Kids Artist Goal Happened Grew Grew Up Towns Fats Concerts Small Town Violin Minnesota Fat Kid

Author:Gretchen Carlson

“I grew up a massive Beatles fan.”

Fans Grew Grew Up Massive

Author:Dominic Monaghan

“I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers, and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education.”

People Children Class Teacher Middle Grew Grew Up Middle Class Librarian Treasured

Author:Lorraine Toussaint

“I grew up a misfit. I never fit in.”

Grew Fit Grew Up Misfits

Author:Joe Manganiello

“I grew up a nerd and now I'm a geek? I don't know.”

Nerd Geek

Author:Carrie Keagan

“I grew up a Phillies fan. Me and my buddies tailgated a couple of times when they won the World Series. I like just being in that atmosphere.”

World Fans Grew Couple Grew Up Series Atmosphere Just Being Buddy Trout World Series

Author:Mike Trout

“I grew up a really nerdy kid. I read science fiction and fantasy voraciously, for the first 16 years of my life. I read a lot of classic Cold War science fiction, which is much of the best science fiction, so I speak the language well, which is a commodity that's not easy to come by in Hollywood.”

Years Firsts Wells War Kids Speak Language Easy Fiction Fantasy Grew Cold Grew Up Hollywood Science Fiction Classic Cold War Commodity Nerdy Best Science Science Fiction And Fantasy

Author:Jon Spaihts

“I grew up a Red Sox fan. I grew up going to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts and the Science Museum and Symphony Hall and going to the Common, walking around. My whole family at different times lived and worked in Boston.”

Art Different Whole Common Fans Fine Grew Walking Grew Up Red Parks Halls Museums Boston Symphony Fine Arts Different Times Whole Family Red Sox Fans Fenway Park

Author:James Spader

“I grew up a Saints fan, an hour from the Superdome.”

Hours Fans Grew Grew Up Saint

Author:Brett Favre

“I grew up a squatter on the Lower East Side, so it's kind of a given that I'd have very strong opinions on everything from cyclical violence to teenage pregnancy to environmental justice.”

Kind Strong Justice Opinion Violence Environmental Pregnancy Very Strong Teenage

Author:Rosario Dawson

“I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza.”

Firsts States Grew Eating Grew Up Meat Vegetarian Sandwiches Pizza Eating Meat Bologna

Author:Padma Lakshmi

“I grew up a witness to gay politics in its early days. I remember seeing Harvey Milk and been moved by him.”

Remember Seeing Grew Gay Grew Up Moved Witness Milk Harvey

Author:Margaret Cho

“I grew up a wrestler; for a long time in Oklahoma I was a wrestler.”

Long Grew Grew Up Long Time Oklahoma Wrestler

Author:Christian Kane

“I grew up about 60 miles northwest of New York, in Middletown, NY.”

New York Grew Grew Up Miles

Author:Aaron Tveit

“I grew up acutely aware of the exile and distance caused by war.”

War Grew Grew Up Distance Exile

Author:Hiam Abbass

“I grew up all around the world, and when I settled in a suburb in America, I didn't have any idea what I was supposed to wear.”

World Ideas America Grew Grew Up Around The World Suburbs

Author:Dylan Walsh

“I grew up all over Idaho - I was born in Emmett, a very small town.”

Born Grew Grew Up Towns Small Town Idaho

Author:Aaron Paul

“I grew up all over the world. My father was in the army and was posted to a new place every two and a half years. I have no geographical roots.”

World Years Two Father Half Grew Grew Up Roots Army New Places Half A Year

Author:Juliet Stevenson

“I grew up always admiring business owners. I was always interested in knowing who pulled what strings. I've always been in love with the decision making process, not just the product.”

Decision Decision Making Admiring

Author:Dom Kennedy

“I grew up always hanging out with boys, and I always wanted to play rock 'n' roll with boys, and so I've always acted kind of like a man.”

Men Kind Play Wanted Boys Rocks Grew Grew Up Hanging Out Rock N Roll

Author:Elle King

“I grew up always knowing what I wanted to do, and I'm starting to see how rare that is. All of my friends are just figuring it out. It's a process of elimination until you find what you love.”

Wanted Process Knowing Grew Grew Up My Friends Starting What You Love Elimination Figuring It Always Knowing

Author:Lauren Conrad

“I grew up always wanting to act, always knowing that's what I wanted to do.”

Wanted Knowing Grew Grew Up Always Knowing

Author:Kristen Hager

“I grew up always wanting to be a dancer and when I went to New York, I fell in love with the idea of performing in all ways.”

Way Ideas New York Grew Grew Up Performing Dancer

Author:Jillian Hervey

“I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.”

Needs Might Broken Grew Grew Up Tools Window Flats Farmers Tire Illinois Flat Tires Broken Windows

Author:Nick Offerman

“I grew up among strong women so I know what it's like to be loved and humiliated in a heartbeat.”

Knows Strong Grew Grew Up Strong Women Heartbeat Humiliated

Author:Chris O'Dowd

“I grew up amongst biologists.”

Grew Grew Up Biologist

Author:Margaret Atwood

“I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.”

Fields Grew Grew Up Athlete Track Olympics Athletic Juniors Track And Field Elise

Author:Kimberly Elise

“I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool. And that hasn't changed.”

Whole Hate Fans Changed Grew Grew Up Liverpool Whole Family Everton

Author:Wayne Rooney

“I grew up an only child, so I was so much more adult. My eldest daughter is 10, and I was so much more of an adult than she is. She just doesn't care for the real world. She's not interested.”

World Children Real Care Grew Grew Up Daughter Adults Real World Not Interested Only Child Eldest Eldest Daughter

Author:Samantha Bee

“I grew up and I became very successful at what I did as a young man. I became a work addict because this was the only way I could get any relief from this pain.”

Men Way Pain Young Successful Grew Grew Up Addiction Young Man Relief Addict

Author:Keith Miller

“I grew up and I've worked with people who have been very present, a) either always jumping to whatever is most modern technologically advanced sort of thing, or b) people in this industry, like Kevin Smith, who, his communication with his fans is hugely connected to his success. And he was talking about that years ago. And David Bowie was doing that years ago. And Prince was doing that years ago.”

People Modern Communication

Author:Rosario Dawson

“I grew up and still didn't know what it meant to be a man.”

Knows Men Stills Grew Grew Up Meant To Be Be A Man

Author:LeCrae

“I grew up around a lot of aggressive guys. My parents used to take me to AA meetings when I was very young. So I know aggression, I know insanity.”

Knows Young Used Guy Parent Grew Grew Up Meetings Insanity Take Me Aggressive Aggression Aa Meeting

Author:Shia LaBeouf

“I grew up around a lot of boys - all my friends on my street were boys, so I was the only girl for a while hanging out with them. I have a little bit of a tomboy aspect; I love to be comfortable. But, I do have a sexy girly side as well - I just love sportswear.”

Wells Littles Girl Bits Sides Boys Streets Grew Comfortable Little Bit Grew Up My Friends Aspect Sexy Hanging Out Girly

Author:LIZ

“I grew up around a lot of feminine energy.”

Energy Grew Grew Up Feminine Feminine Energy

Author:David Walton

“I grew up around a lot of various religions, so it's a part of my consciousness in a way. Everything from heavy Catholicism to followers of Indian spiritual masters to Unitarian universalists - all in one family. Though the family aspect was stronger than any particular dogma.”

Way Spiritual Consciousness Particular Masters Grew Grew Up Aspect Stronger Various Heavy Indian Catholicism Followers Dogma Spiritual Masters Unitarian

Author:St. Vincent

“I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career.”

Acting Careers Grew Grew Up

Author:Troy Garity

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