“The only guy that speaks at any sort of depth is, in my mind, Eminem. He's a guy that does music that talks about the struggles of addiction and before that violence, with growing up in a broken family, not being a good enough father. So, you know that's what I enjoy about it. It's harder to listen to than ever before because I have a bunch of kids and you just can't put it on.” KnowsMindDoeEnoughKidsGuyFatherSpeakEnjoyStruggleGrowing UpGrowingViolenceBrokenHarderDepthAddictionBunchGood EnoughBroken Family Author:Marco Rubio
“It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.” WantHeartAsksRealizingMy OwnSituationCourageGrowing UpGrowingBrokenBroken Heart Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“Sometimes children do not realize by how fragile a thread their security hangs. Perhaps it is as well they do not - most of them grow up before the thread can be broken.” WellsChildrenSometimesGrowsRealizingGrowing UpSecurityBrokenFragileThread Book:Simply Magic Source: Simply Magic
“Blood doesn't make you family. Hell, an only child can bleed. It's the sharing of pain that makes you family. 'Cause, you can't really love a brother or sister until you know that they're as scarred and broken as you are. And, hey, if you grow up with a father like mine and you aren't at least a little scarred and broken, well then, that's not your father. You were spawned by an entirely different guy.” IfsKnowsWellsChildrenLittlesDifferentPainGuyFatherGrowsCausesHellGrowing UpBloodMinesBrotherBrokenHeyOnly ChildDifferent Guys Author:Christopher Titus
“The weed crushed and pressed by the heavy rock may slowly and gently grow up anew helped by the fresh air, sunshine, and sympathetic rain. On the other hand, the rock is often broken through exposure to nature and weathering. Life is a strong power to grow in tenderness; this fact may be considered as having a close relation with human life. At the same time tenderness has sometimes stronger power against stiffness or hardening due to extreme strain.” HumansMaySometimesFactsHandsLife IsStrongGrowsGrowing UpAirRocksBrokenRainRelationStrongerHeavyExtremesDuesHuman LifeSunshineWeedTendernessStrainExposureCrushedSympatheticFresh AirStiffness Author:Kyuzo Mifune
“Oh, my other goal was that I wanted to talk about this area and this time in history. I wanted to talk about growing up in Oakland, a white kid, from this kind of generation of broken homes and listening to hip-hop.” KindHomeKidsWantedGoalWhiteGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsBrokenListeningAreasHip HopHipsHopsOaklandBroken Homes Author:Moshe Kasher
“I was not very strong growing up, and my uncle used to look at me, like, This kid is not growing up, he is growing tall but he can be broken like a banana.” LooksKidsUsedStrongGrowing UpGrowingBrokenTallVery StrongUnclesLook At MeCongoBananas Author:Dikembe Mutombo
“I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.” ThinkingWantNeedsStrongGrowing UpGrowingBrokenFoundationStrong FamilyBroken FamilyFamily OrientedFamily Growing Up Author:Octavia Spencer
“If you do not give your children freedom, when they grow up, they will break away from the family, and then your hearts will be broken.” IfsGivingHeartChildrenGrowsBreakGrowing UpBrokenOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The job of every generation is to discover the flaws of the one that came before it. That's part of growing up, figuring out all the ways your parents and their friends are broken.” WayJobsParentGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsBrokenParentingFlaws Author:Justine Larbalestier