“I understand human needs. I grew up where far too many people lived day to day without elemental needs like food and shelter.” PeopleNeedsHumansGrewGrew UpShelterDay To DayHuman NeedsElementals Author:Naveen Jain
“I grew up in a house where there was lots of teasing and language play and laughter; it was very important. When I was a teenager, you wouldn't go to a bar and find lots of televisions everywhere. People were talking. Talk was the mental fire you would gather around in the evening. It occupied a big part of your existence.” PeopleImportantPlayBigsHouseLanguageExistenceTalkingFireTelevisionGrewGrew UpLaughterBarsEveningTeenagerTease Author:Dylan Moran
“As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense of humour, be tolerant and keep your judgments to yourself.” PeopleTryingHelpingValuesHumourGrewJudgmentGrew UpFamily Values Author:Jools Holland
“As I got older, I had a bunch of friends that were various teen stars. I've always known people in the spotlight and people who just grew up in LA and had nothing to do with the industry.” PeopleStarsKnownGrewIndustryGrew UpVariousBunchSpotlight Author:Troian Bellisario
“I grew up bar-singing and saw all kinds of ways people tried to outrun their emotional pain. It doesn't work. You end up with the original pain, as well as new pain added on top of it from the tactics you used trying to avoid it in the first place. It's best to take a deep breath, bolster yourself, and walk through it.” PeopleWayTryingFirstsWellsKindEndsPainUsedWalksSawsEmotionalGrewGrew UpSingingBreathsOriginalsBarsAll KindsTacticsEmotional PainDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathOutrun Author:Jewel
“Rich people, they stay out of jail not just because they have more money but because they grew up in a culture where they're educated by people to say, "I don't have to talk to the cops. If I get arrested, I'm not going to say a word to them. I'm just going to wait until my family lawyer gets here".” PeopleIfsCultureWaitingRichGrewGrew UpMy FamilyLawyerEducatedJailMore MoneyCopRich PeopleArrested Author:Immortal Technique
“I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car.” PeopleThinkingLittlesMadeBigsCareRememberBitsCarGrewDadLittle BitGrew UpMy DadMusclesTexasNutsVintageHow To LoveBig CarsMuscle Car Author:Amber Heard
“I grew up in a highly Hispanic neighborhood. It was very rare to find any race other than Mexicans. I feel very comfortable around Spanish speakers and people from Mexico and people who don't always feel comfortable living in the U.S. because they are in fear of being deported.” PeopleFeelsRaceGrewComfortableGrew UpNeighborhoodMexicoSpeakersHispanic Author:Emily Rios
“A novel can educate to some extent, but first a novel has to entertain. That's the contract with the reader: you give me ten hours and I'll give you a reason to turn every page. I have a commitment to accessibility. I believe in plot. I want an English professor to understand the symbolism while at the same time I want the people I grew up with - who may not often read anything but the Sears catalog - to read my books.” PeopleWantGivingFirstsBelieveMayBookReasonTurnsI BelieveHoursNovelGrewReaderTenGrew UpPagesCommitmentGive MeI Believe InPlotContractsProfessorsEducateSymbolismAccessibilitySears Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“There are some people who love being a something, but I also got the gist in the 60's when I grew up that you could be, in the art scene, very diverse.” PeopleArtLove IsGrewSceneGrew UpDiverseGist Author:Charlemagne Palestine
“It's very rare that you get to play a character over the course of so many films. Bella meant a lot to me and she will always be such a formative event in my career. I grew up with her and she and I have been on this great journey together. I also see many parallels between her evolution and my own because I lived through so many things along the way while playing Bella and having this connection to so many people involved in making the films over the years. It would be impossible for me to separate my world from Bella's.” PeopleWorldWayYearsHas BeensPlayCharacterWould BeTogetherFilmCoursesMy OwnCareersImpossibleJourneyEventsGrewEvolutionInvolvedGrew UpConnectionsParallelsGreat JourneysJourney Together Author:Kristen Stewart
“I grew up going to punk shows, that kind of thing - I don't wanna make pop punk! - but I like the idea of people going totally crazy and it being really intimate, loud and super-aggressive, but combining that with pop music.” PeopleKindIdeasShowsCrazyGrewGrew UpPopsLoudIntimateAggressiveBeing RealPunkPop MusicCombining Author:Grimes
“The second book, which was probably more from a professional standpoint - when I read Junot DÃaz's Drown, I was like, Oh my god, you can write these stories and people will actually read them beyond your own little community. This guy's book is blowing up and it seems like [he's writing about] the neighborhood that I grew up in. That was a big deal. I read that in graduate school, so that's when I was really taking writing seriously, but I didn't know you could do it. I didn't know you can actually be an author. It was a weird epiphany.” PeopleKnowsWritingLittlesBookStoriesBigsSeemsSchoolGuyCommunityDealsGrewGrew UpNeighborhoodGraduatesThis GuyBig DealStandpointEpiphanyGraduate SchoolBlowing Up Author:Matt de la Pena
“People who grew up before the blogosphere, I just think that your brain is wired differently. I feel like in some ways my sensibility is aligned with people twenty years older than me than somebody six years younger. Because there was a sort of cutoff.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsYearsBrainGrewSixGrew UpTwentiesSensibility Author:Meghan Daum
“The inspiration comes from everywhere, from what I grew up with. There's so much silliness and nonsense in the world that we regard as normal working procedure. The satirical point of the view may be to counterpoint that. The way we look at classics has been hijacked by the intelligentsia - Shakespeare is highbrow and seen as something clever people do, which isn't right at all. I basically pull inspiration from everywhere.” PeopleWorldWayLooksMayHas BeensInspirationViewsGrewNormalGrew UpRegardCleverNonsenseProceduresSatiricalSilliness Author:Jasper Fforde
“I was always around people who were in the business from the time I was an absolute baby. I grew up in New York City, and my parents, my sister, and I had a house on Fire Island, and they were part of a set of people that were all close and friendly, most of whom were involved in show business in one regard or another. So it was always familiar to me, and I kind of enjoyed it.” PeopleKindShowsHouseParentCitiesFireNew YorkBabyGrewInvolvedGrew UpAbsolutesRegardFamiliarEnjoyedIslandsFriendlyNew York CityMy SisterShow Business Author:Fred Melamed
“I use a lot of specific places in my songs - traditionally, a lot from Minneapolis and St. Paul, where I grew up. Most people, especially when you get into international touring, have not been there. So you say, "Well, isn't it risky to talk about the corner of Franklin Avenue and Lyndale?" If you do it right, someone should say, "God, I know a corner like that." Offering specific details to describe something universal.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldWellsUseSongGrewGrew UpUniversalInternationalDetailsCornersOfferingAvenuesTouringFranklinMinneapolis Author:Craig Finn
“I have three boys. And I wanted to make sure it connected with them and then those guys who grew up like me, in environments like me.And then I knew something about science that your New York Times reader would be interested in. So I was thinking about it in multiple ways: I'll connect with the people who grew up like me first, and then the New York Times reader will be interested in the science because it's so good and they want to be "in the know."” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantFirstsWould BeWantedGuyThreeBoysEnvironmentNew YorkGrewReaderGrew UpConnectedLike MeMultipleNew York Times Author:Carl Hart
“I grew up mostly in the South, and there's definitely something about the South that's different from the North. When people ask me where I'm from, I say Louisiana. I spent more years there than anywhere else.” PeopleYearsDifferentAsksGrewGrew UpSouthAsk MeLouisiana Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I grew up on welfare in the South Bronx; I had a very tough upbringing in that neighborhood. Reading books like The Four Agreements, A Return to Love, and The Power of Now helped me to overcome many internal battles. Had I not worked on myself, put value in myself, I would not have the loving and supportive people that I have right now in my life, including my husband and children” PeopleChildrenBookValuesReadingFourGrewReturnRight NowBattleHusbandGrew UpToughOvercomingSouthIncludingWelfareInternalsNeighborhoodAgreementMy HusbandReading BooksSupportiveUpbringingPower Of NowBronxFour Agreements Author:Andrea Navedo
“My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in bands, they could play music. And we had a nine piece band there in Tyler, and I joined them when I was about, oh, 15 years old and traveled all over Texas in that band, playing for the elite oil people. Hah. And um, I was making about 50 bucks a night, and uh, it taught me, they taught me how to find my timing and to learn the songs that I wanted.” PeopleYearsPlayWantedSchoolNightSongTeacherPiecesTaughtGrewBandGrew UpHigh SchoolMusicalOilNineBackgroundsTexasElitesTimingTraveledOutstandingBucksSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:Carl Gardner
“People grew up on the animated movie. Bill Condon is Bill Condon. And nobody does those movies better than Disney does.” PeopleDoeGrewGrew UpBillsAnimatedAnimated Movies Author:Todd Lieberman
“I grew up in a world before people had credit cards. There were no magic cards - it was all about budgeting.” PeopleWorldMagicGrewGrew UpCreditCardsCredit CardBudgeting Author:Anthea Turner
“Godzilla also represents the fear of nuclear annihilation, which was something that was big in my mind at the time. It was something that the people of this forthcoming generation haven't had to live with, but people around my age grew up with the idea that we could all be blown up at any minute. That's also what got me into hardcore music.” PeopleMindIdeasBigsAgeGenerationsMinutesHavensGrewGrew UpNuclearAnnihilationHardcoreForthcomingGodzilla Author:Brad Warner
“Plenty of people say my guesses about a future drought in the western U.S. (where I live and grew up) are wrong, so I don't see why I won't be wrong in some people's eyes when I go set a story on foreign shores.” PeopleStoriesEyeGrewGrew UpWesternPlentyShoreDrought Author:Paolo Bacigalupi
“Because I grew up trapped in the suburbs 8 miles outside of D.C. and I've never seen what people who live in D.C. look like.” PeopleLooksGrewGrew UpMilesTrappedSuburbs8 Mile Author:Thao Nguyen
“In a funny way I think social media is making people less rather more experimental. People are too worried about looking good all the time. When I grew up you could get it all horribly wrong and it didn't matter, there was no record.” PeopleThinkingWayMatterSocialRecordsMediaGrewGrew UpSocial MediaWorriedLooking Good Author:Patrick Grant
“I grew up with heroes, people who made me aspire to raise my game, to dream bigger and I like to keep it that simple.” PeopleMadeDreamGamesSimpleGrewHeroGrew UpBiggerRaisesAspire Author:Mike Vallely
“Hoodwink is a product of his environment. He grew up in Belfast, he was part of the UDA and he fought for what he believed in - or was brainwashed into believing - because of the people that surrounded him.” PeopleBelieveEnvironmentProductsGrewGrew UpBrainwashedBelfast Author:Andy Serkis
“I grew up in the church not being able to listen to anything but gospel. So, while [other] people grew up with their parents listening to Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin, I never knew they existed until I was able to listen to what I wanted to.” PeopleAbleWantedParentChurchListeningGrewGrew UpFranklinMarvin Author:Rahki
“I kind of grew up a guitar nerd and I tried to figure out how to shred on an acoustic guitar as a kid, while listening to jazz or whatever. So that is kind of a different thing and my church background, growing up with worship kind of the ground that I learned how to play music from. Those are all odd ways of growing up, compared to most people, so I think the music has plenty of uniqueness in that.” PeopleThinkingWayKindDifferentPlayKidsChurchGrowing UpGrowingFiguresListeningGrewWorshipGrew UpJazzGuitarBackgroundsPlentyOddDifferent ThingsUniquenessNerdAcousticsAcoustic Guitar Author:Michael Gungor
“I grew up my whole life in Ireland and obviously sound very, very Irish. I feel like it's just one of those things that just charms the socks off of people.” PeopleFeelsWholeSoundGrewGrew UpWhole LifeCharmJust OneIrelandSock Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I grew up in New York and I've always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person. When somebody recognizes me from the film - and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film - I feel like they're talking about someone else we both know. I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.” PeopleKnowsFeelsBelieveLooksPersonsHardShowsFilmTalkingShareNew YorkGrewGrew UpWideRangeHard To BelieveTalking About Someone Author:Adepero Oduye
“Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.” PeopleSkyInfluenceHugeGrewGrew Up Author:John Cariani
“I grew up caring about people and I would say again, that's what made me who I am. I became a doctor for what I like to call "healthy reasons." Not because I'm fascinated by the human body or want to understand death, but I like people and I want to help them. That also became my problem, because I couldn't help everyone, I couldn't fix everyone.” PeopleWantHumansMadeReasonHelpingProblemBodyGrewHealthyGrew UpDoctorsCaringWho I AmFascinatedHuman Body Author:Bernie Siegel
“People roll their eyes and say, "Oh god, he's not rich or famous." I say it's relative. I mean, look at me: I'm 115 pounds and I grew up without money. To me, I'm rich because I don't have to worry about paying rent. I don't think about money now.” PeopleThinkingLooksMeanEyeWorryRichGrewGrew UpPoundsRelativeLook At MePaying Rent Author:Bradford Cox
“You think about people like Elvis, Kurt Cobain, or the Beatles, who grew up without privilege and needed a certain validation through peoples' acceptance, or admiration from their peers. And money is part of that, but it always comes too late.” PeopleThinkingCertainAcceptanceGrewNeededLateGrew UpPrivilegeToo LateAdmirationPeersValidationCobain Author:Bradford Cox
“I grew up in Nazareth, Penn., which was an hour and a half from New York, and an hour and a half from Philly. So bands that were touring came through one way or another. We got to see stuff people in other small towns didn't, like Wesley Willis. I couldn't have asked for a better place to grow up and be into music.” PeopleWayGrowsStuffHoursHalfGrowing UpNew YorkGrewBandGrew UpTownsOne WayBetter PlaceSmall TownTouringNazareth Author:Daughn Gibson
“We grew up as this family of deniers. And people who knew us for years were stunned when "The Great Santini" came out because we had this appearance of being this happy, large, smiling family. We were taught to smile, put the best face forward. And so when the book ended up - Dad swatting us around the room, no one believed me.” PeopleYearsBookFacesRoomsTaughtGrewDadGrew UpAppearanceStunned Author:Terry Gross
“I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.” PeopleKidsParentGrewGrew UpTough Author:John Darnielle
“My whole view of music completely flipped over on its head. I grew up listening to punk rock, SST. I liked people that were making music that weren't necessarily very good at their instruments, it was more about the ideas they had than how well they could play and sing.” PeopleWellsIdeasPlayWholeViewsRocksListeningGrewGrew UpInstrumentsVery GoodPunkPunk RockFlipped Author:Doug Martsch
“I love the puzzled look on people's faces when I mention I grew up telling time according to television.” PeopleLooksFacesTelevisionGrewGrew UpPuzzled Author:Joe Zee
“When I grew up, all of our news, weather, and sports came from America. The people where I grew up rooted for American teams as opposed to Canadian teams.” PeopleAmericaSportsTeamGrewGrew UpNewsWeatherRooted Author:Lori Lansens
“If we grew up with nothing, we're complicated with that. That's the thing I keep hearing from people.” PeopleIfsGrewGrew UpComplicatedHearing Author:Dani Shapiro
“If there are older black people in the audience that I can see I will not say the n-word. I know they grew up with a different meaning.” PeopleIfsKnowsI CanDifferentBlackAudienceGrewGrew UpBlack PeopleDifferent Meanings Author:Neal Brennan
“I grew up in a house where there were no taboos, so it came originally from a pretty innocent place, where I was shocked at the things that shocked people.” PeopleHouseGrewGrew UpInnocentShockedTaboo Author:Sarah Silverman
“My father got a job at Bradford University in textiles. And he came for - I guess, you know, why do people immigrate? - like, for a better life to find, you know, a new world. And, you know, I think he always - he saw it as an opportunity. And so yeah so we came to this coal mining town in the north of England and that's where I grew up.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldJobsFatherOpportunitySawsGrewGrew UpEnglandTownsYeahUniversityNew WorldCoalBetter LifeMiningTextilesCoal MiningBradford Author:Aasif Mandvi
“When I first started really playing, in '98, I was super excited to see all the people I grew up watching. ... I loved Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras.” PeopleFirstsGrewGrew UpExcitedMonica Author:Serena Williams
“I always tell people is really make sure you know why you want to do it. For me, I didnt make a conscious decision like "Oh I want to be a singer", it was like I grew up around it, I was singing because it was just natural for me to sing.” PeopleKnowsWantNaturalDecisionGrewGrew UpSingingConsciousSingers Author:Jhene Aiko
“I grew up in Louisiana and I think people get it confused. They assume that I lived in California or that's where I'm from. I worked there, but I didn't live there.” PeopleThinkingGrewGrew UpAssumingCaliforniaConfusedLouisiana Author:Jamie Lynn Spears