“The places I come from have such rich languages, such a variety of expression. In Sierra Leone we have about fifteen languages and three dialects. I grew up speaking about seven of them.” ThreeLanguageRichExpressionGrewGrew UpSevenVarietyFifteenDialectSierraSierra Leone Book:Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel Source: Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel
“I've always wanted to have tattoos. I grew up around people who were very tattooed. It's a self-expression thing; it's also helped me claim my body as my own. So I think it's really positive. It's really joyful.” PeopleThinkingSelfBodyWantedMy OwnExpressionGrewGrew UpClaimsJoyfulTattooSelf ExpressionTattooedReally Positive Author:Margaret Cho
“There are people that appreciate the music for its musical value and there are people that will always think that it should be reserved as an expression for people who grew up with it.” PeopleThinkingShouldValuesExpressionGrewGrew UpAppreciateMusicalReserved Author:Bruce Molsky
“It's a weird kind of disconnect that this whole story [he Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane] grew around a real doll of mine, and here he is, with his "Edward" expression on his face. It's kind of reality bumping into fantasy.” KindRealWholeStoriesRealityFacesFantasyJourneyMinesExpressionGrewMiraculousDollsEdward TulaneMiraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane Author:Kate DiCamillo
“My mother teaches high school English, and she's an artist and a poet and a sculptor, she's published twelve poetry books. I grew up in a household in Venezuela with living, breathing art installations that were the way that she used to express herself, a highly creative environment where ideas were celebrated, where artistic expression was celebrated. Seeing her as somebody who was always able to have a creative output - if she felt sad, she wrote a poem, if she felt happy, she made a sculpture - I think for me, there was an early interest in finding outlets for my passions.” IfsThinkingWayArtMadeBookIdeasAbleSchoolUsedMotherArtistPassionFeltInterestTeachCreativeEnvironmentSeeingPoetExpressionGrewFindingsGrew UpHigh SchoolArtisticBreathingTwelveHouseholdSculptureOutletsMy PassionSculptorsOutputVenezuelaArtistic ExpressionInstallationSchool English Author:Jason Silva
“I guess, in a way, I grew up mixed race: half white, half black. That question's always been on my mind: 'What are you? Are you this or that? Are you a white dude or are you a black dude?' In a strange way, music and comedy is kind of the same thing. I'm both.They're just different modes of expression.” WayMindKindDifferentBlackWhiteRaceHalfComedyStrangeExpressionGrewGrew UpMixed Race Author:Reggie Watts