“I grew up in such a macho family. I had a former Green Beret for a dad, a mom who's really rough-and-tumble, and three very macho brothers.” ThreeBrotherGrewMomDadGrew UpGreenFormerRoughMachoGreen Beret Author:Hilarie Burton
“I grew up not understanding what was true and what was not true. It gave me a sense of unreality. I was told that this man [mom's lover] was not my mother's lover - when he was. I was told he was there as a male babysitter for my brother so that he would learn sports and other manly things.” MenMotherSportsUnderstandingBrotherGrewMomLoversGrew UpMalesMy BrotherManlyUnrealityBabysitter Author:Carly Simon
“When I sit here and see that the eight brothers from the neighborhood that I grew up with still have success, it had to be magical.” StillsBrotherGrewGrew UpEightNeighborhood Author:Raekwon
“I grew up with boys of all kinds - I have two brothers, and I was in a bagpipe band for several years.” YearsKindTwoBoysBrotherGrewBandGrew UpAll KindsTwo BrothersBagpipes Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“I grew up in an apartment my whole life. It was just me, my mom, and my brother - she supported us. And we've always liked driving through rich neighborhoods, especially around Christmas. We would always admire the wealth. I always had this strange feeling with it.” WholeFeelingsWealthRichStrangeBrotherGrewMomGrew UpMy MomWhole LifeDrivingAdmireMy BrotherNeighborhoodApartment Author:George Clarke
“I grew up with a lot of brothers and I don't have any sisters, so for me it's really important to develop my sisterhood. It's something I've always coveted.” ImportantBrotherGrewGrew UpSisterhood Author:Mickalene Thomas
“I grew up with two sisters, no brothers. There was Ronny who produced "Happy Days" for me and my sister Penny who acts, directs - she does everything. So they were very strong women in my life.” DoeTwoStrongBrotherGrewGrew UpMy SisterVery StrongStrong WomenPenniesHappy DayTwo Sisters Author:Garry Marshall
“I think about Chilean literature as a family, because I grew up reading the literature of my country. I feel like I have fathers and stepfathers and a lot of brothers and sisters and distant cousins and all that.” ThinkingFeelsCountryReadingFatherLiteratureBrotherGrewGrew UpBrothers And SistersCousinStepfathersChileans Author:Alejandro Zambra
“I grew up in a really musical house where all of my brothers and sisters could sing, but I couldn't sing. Not only could I not sing, I couldn't hear pitch. I was totally tone deaf - legitimately, one hundred percent tone deaf. Nevertheless, I loved music.” HouseBrotherGrewGrew UpPercentHundredMusicalToneMy BrotherNeverthelessBrothers And SistersDeaf Author:Dominic Balli
“The only thing my mum could afford growing up was to be able to look after me and my brother so the only thing that I wanted when I grew up was to be able to look after my mum. So when I could, I bought her a house and then I got her a car as well and I got her a little air freshener to put in her car and on it, it said "life is a journey not a destination."” WellsLooksLittlesSaidAbleWantedLife IsHouseGrowing UpGrowingAirJourneyCarBrotherGrewGrew UpMy BrotherDestinationMumLife Is A JourneySaid Life Author:John Newman
“[My mother] was the oldest of two sisters and two brothers, and she grew up with her brothers, who were about her age. She grew up, to the age of ten, like a wild colt, and then all of a sudden that was over. They had forced on her her 'woman's destiny' by saying, 'This isn't done, this isn't good, this isn't worthy of a lady.'” TwoDoneAgeMotherDestinyBrotherGrewTenGrew UpWorthyTwo BrothersTwo SistersColts Author:Indira Gandhi
“I was a tomboy running around in the garden. I used to play on a local cricket team. I grew up with all boy cousins, for the most part, and my brother.” PlayRunningUsedBoysTeamBrotherGrewGrew UpGardenLocalsMy BrotherCricketCousin Author:Felicity Jones
“I grew up having great awareness of who I was in regards to racial identity and socio-economic status. This caused me great frustration until I was about 19 years old at Tuskegee University. My brother became a Christian along with my father and they shared the Gospel with me on occasion.” YearsChristianFatherEconomicAwarenessIdentityBrotherGrewGrew UpRegardUniversityOccasionsMy BrotherFrustrationRacial IdentityEconomic Status Author:Sho Baraka
“I grew up in the projects with four older brothers. And there were tough, macho gangsters, drug dealers, killers, and thugs all in my neighborhood. And they were afraid of my mother. So, yeah, I know some strong women.” KnowsMotherStrongFourBrotherGrewDrugProjectsGrew UpToughYeahNeighborhoodKillersStrong WomenDealerGangstersThugMachoOlder BrotherDrug Dealers Author:Michael Che
“Prison was a blessing. Going to prison was the greatest thing that happened to me. It showed me that I wasn't infallible. It showed me that I was just human. It showed me that I can be back with my ghetto brothers I grew up with and have a good time. It taught me to cool out. It taught me patience. It taught me that I didn't ever want to lose my freedom. It taught me that drugs bring on the devil. It taught me to grow up.” WantHumansI CanGrowsLosesGrowing UpHappenedTaughtBrotherGrewBlessingDrugGrew UpDevilPrisonGood TimesHaving A Good TimeGhettoInfallible Author:Rick James
“I grew up with a sense of tolerance. I don't know that there was any talk about gender differences. It was respect for people. So when I became a professional and saw that there were a lot of differences in the sense of how people lived their lives, I became respectful of their territory, of their thoughts and their ideas, and it was never a problem for me to feel that this is my sister, this is my brother.” PeopleKnowsFeelsIdeasProblemDifferencesSawsBrotherGrewGrew UpGenderToleranceMy BrotherTerritoryMy SisterRespectfulGender Differences Author:David C. Driskell
“Why did I decide to become an actor ? I decided because my brother helped me decide. I knew nothing about the entertainment industry, and never thought I actually would. I never had an interest in it. I grew up not watching many movies or rarely watching TV.” ActorsInterestBrotherTvsGrewIndustryGrew UpDecidedEntertainmentMy BrotherEntertainment IndustryWatching Tv Author:George Stults
“When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.” EndsFeelingsFourBrotherGrewGrew UpLike MeInadequateFour Brothers Author:John Lydon
“I grew up in a very masculine environment. So I was around a lot of men, my brothers and their friends. There was just a lot of guys around.” MenGuyEnvironmentBrotherGrewGrew UpMy BrotherMasculine Author:Alanis Morissette