“Me growing up in the '60s and '70s, there was almost something romantic about drugs, Keith Richards taking drugs and stuff.” StuffGrowing UpGrowingDrugKeith Author:Robert Hilburn
“99% of my life I was lied to. I just found out my mom does more dope than I do(Damn!). I told her I'd grow up to be a famous rapper, make a record about doing drugs and name it after her (-Oh, thank you!).” DoeFoundNamesGrowsGrowing UpRecordsMomDrugMy MomDamnRapperLiedDope Author:Eminem
“For years I've been interested in a fundamental question concerning what I call the psychology of evil: Why is it that good people do evil deeds? I've been interested in that question since I was a little kid. Growing up in the ghetto in the South Bronx, I had lots of friends who I thought were good kids, but for one reason or another they ended up in serious trouble. They went to jail, they took drugs, or they did terrible things to other people. My whole upbringing was focused on trying to understand what could have made them go wrong.” PeopleTryingYearsLittlesMadeReasonWholeKidsEvilGrowing UpPsychologyGrowingTroubleSeriousTerribleDrugFundamentalsSouthDeedsFocusedJailGood PeopleLittle KidTerrible ThingsUpbringingGhettoLots Of FriendsBronxKids Growing Up Author:Philip Zimbardo
“When I was growing up they used to say, "Robin, drugs can kill you." Now that I'm 58 my doctor's telling me, "Robin, you need drugs to live." I realize now that my doctor is also my dealer.” NeedsHumorFunnyUsedRealizingGrowing UpGrowingDrugDoctorsDealerRobins Author:Robin Williams
“Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn't much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.” PlaySportsWatchesGrowing UpGrowingDrugOklahomaWatch Movie Author:Bill Hader
“So you grow up with those messages, "You're a failure, you embarrass me, that's why I dress you in dark colors etc." or even when parents commit suicide, the child may think they were a failure as a child causing that. The majority of those people who weren't loved turn to drugs and alcohol and suicide.” PeopleThinkingMayChildrenTurnsGrowsParentDarkGrowing UpColorDrugMessagesDressesSuicideMajorityAlcoholCommitEtcDrugs And AlcoholDark Colors Author:Bernie Siegel
“India went through a dramatic revolution after the '90s when our economy started opening up for the first time and Indians were now experiencing the Western life, if you will. Drugs and sex and a lot of those influences came in as the economy stabilized, and we were growing up and experiencing that. The Indian writing market was very small at that time. Our literature was very attuned to what Western audiences were interested in, so everybody was writing about the slums in India and magic realism or stories about Hindus and Muslims and partition.” IfsWritingFirstsStoriesLiteratureSexAudienceEconomyGrowing UpGrowingMagicInfluenceRevolutionDrugFirst TimeIndiaWesternOpeningIndianDramaticRealismOpening UpSlumsPartitionMagic Realism Author:Karan Bajaj
“I realized I was growing up or something like that. You have responsibilities...you've got to think about getting your act together. I didn't even know what it had been doing to me. I didn't realize how dangerous it was. People talked in terms of drugs and I used to think in terms of...well in Ireland, everybody drinks. Nobody gives it a second thought. You're Irish number one and you're a drinker number two. That's the first two things about us Irish.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingFirstsWellsTwoTogetherUsedTermRealizingNumbersResponsibilityGrowing UpGrowingDangerousDrinkDrugI RealizedTwo ThingsIrelandDrinkersSecond Thoughts Author:Van Morrison
“To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No magic pill will do it.” HumansWisdomEnergyGrowsHuman BeingsEmotionGrowing UpMagicEmotionalCitizensDrugDirectResponsibleIntentionManageMaturePillsEmotional Energy Author:Doc Childre
“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
“When you grow up in that environment of drugs and guns and people gettin' hurt, it start to reflect your background. And I think, at that time when I was doin' it, that's all I knew. But as I got older in the business, I stopped bein' involved with that, and I started to look at the world. And I said, 'Yo, I wanna start talkin' about everything that goes on in the world. I don't wanna just limit myself to one style'.” PeopleThinkingWorldHurtGrowing UpEnvironmentDrugGun Author:Raekwon
“Getting clean made me grow up. I feel like all the years that I was using drugs, I wasn't growing as a person.” Growing UpDrug Author:Eminem