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“I mean, I grew up riding. I can't ever remember not being able to ride or rope and all that stuff. It was part of my life growing up, so it was fun for me.”

Mean I Can Able Remember Fun Stuff Growing Up Growing Grew Grew Up Riding Rope

Author:Tim McGraw

“I remember, growing up, if something big - God forbid - happened, the first jokes you heard on the subject came out of Jersey.”

Ifs Firsts Bigs Remember Growing Up Growing Happened Heard Subjects Jokes Jersey

Author:Oscar Nunez

“I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by myself, playing games by myself.”

Years Ends Remember Next Games Growing Up Growing Brother Seven Tails Seven Years Playing Games

Author:Ali Smith

“I remember specifically my mother telling me growing up don't put my business in the street. I was like seven, and I am like, 'What does that mean.”

Mean Doe Remember Mother Growing Up Growing Streets Seven

Author:Karrine Steffans

“Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how to sing, but she was definitely the first person to inspire me to sing and the first to intrigue me vocally. I've always had a natural ear for music, though.”

Firsts Persons I Can Remember Natural Growing Up Growing Inspire Taught Singing Ears Intrigue First Person

Author:Elliott Yamin

“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”

“You always have to give back to the fans. I remember being a fan of television and film when I was growing up and if I would've had the opportunity to meet somebody that I watched on television, it would've made my day, it would've made my life.”

Ifs Giving Made Remember Film Opportunity Growing Up Growing Fans Television Giving Back

Author:Jon Huertas

“I remember being asked when I was in high school what do I want to do when I grow up and the answer is so indicative - I would like to have been a successful playwright.”

Want Has Beens School Remember Grows Answers Growing Up Successful High School Playwright

Author:Mitchell Hurwitz

“I remember what it was like to grow up in the South in the 1960s and 1970s. Discrimination isn’t something that’s easy to oppose. It doesn’t always stare you in the face. It moves in the shadows. And sometimes it shrouds itself within the very laws meant to protect us.”

Sometimes Remember Faces Moving Law Grows Easy Growing Up Protect Shadow South Discrimination Staring 1960s Shrouds

Author:Tim Cook

“It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood.”

“Too many people grow up. That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up. They forget. They don't remember what it's like to be 12 years old. They patronize, they treat children as inferiors. Well, I won't do that.”

People World Years Wells Children Real Remember Grows Forget Growing Up Growing Trouble Grew Up Treats Inferiors

Author:Walt Disney

“I had great memories of growing up in a working class estate. I remember it being sunny all the time. So we're putting that on screen. It's not people wallowing in degradation.”

People Remember Memories Class Growing Up Growing Screens Estates Working Class Sunny Degradation Wallowing Great Memories

Author:Ricky Gervais

“[On her mother:] I was in nervous flight from her ever since I can remember anything, and from the age of fourteen I set myself obdurately against her in a kind of inner emigration from everything she represented. Girls do have to grow up, but has this battle always been so implacable?”

Kind I Can Age Remember Mother Girl Grows Growing Up Battle Flight Nervous Fourteen Emigration

Book:Under My Skin

Source: Under My Skin

“My dad hasn't said much about his college days. Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.”

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Author:Andrew Luck

“When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.”

America Remember Opportunity Growing Up Rich Growing Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Get Rich

Author:Martin Scorsese

“I felt pretty good growing up. I didnt feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad; you know, the whole Charlie Chan-Fu Manchu thing.”

Ifs Knows Way Feels Whole Character Shows Remember Felt Growing Up Growing Television Racism Prejudice My Way Asian Charlie Television Shows

Author:David Henry Hwang

“My mother taught me to focus on being myself and not to worry what other people think about you. I know that as long as I'm a good person I'll stay on the right path. From my dad I learned that when someone tells you “No” it's only the beginning of a conversation. They both have always let me know that I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't give up. They are the most important role models in my life because they are exactly who I want to be when I grow up. They are supportive and understanding and I try every day to remember what they've taught me.”

“I wasn't remembering the gift that God had given me. I had totally put all that aside. And my daughter was growing up before my eyes, and I just wanted to grab hold of that. It goes by so fast. I wanted to watch her. I wanted to be that parent - because at that point in time, I was a single parent. Watch her go to school, and when she got home, be there. I wanted that moment.”

Moments Home Eye Wanted School Remember Given Parent Watches Growing Up Growing Daughter My Daughter That Moment Single Parent

Author:Oprah Winfrey

“When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky, on lucky summer nights, my cousin would pick me up in his Chevy Super Sport and drive me down along the Ohio River to Cincinnati to hear some rock 'n' roll. Those were exciting times, and the bands would play late into the night, rocking soaked in sweat. When I hear the Ready Stance, these memories come back to me and I remember that Cincinnati has produced so many wonderful musicians. The Ready Stance is among that number. You will be hearing a lot about them in the future.”

“Growing up, I kind of liked the way he (Thurman Munson) played. I didn't see much of him, but I remember him being a leader. I remember him really standing up for his teammates, and that really caught my eye.”

Way Kind Eye Remember Leader Growing Up Growing Standing Caught Teammate Being A Leader

Author:Jorge Posada

“I try to sit down at night before they go to bed and read the Bible with them and do little devotionals and pray with them. I think if you instill it in them when they are young, they'll remember when they grow up. I raise them in church. When the doors are open, I want to be there. My kids love to go. So does my wife.”

Ifs Thinking Want Trying Littles Doe Kids Remember Young Night Grows Church Growing Up Wife Doors Praying Bed Raises My Wife Remember When Instill Kids Love

Author:Andy Pettitte

“Some of the greatest values that have influenced me through the years are those that I learned as a boy growing up on the farm. I remember mostly the love in our family, but I also remember the discipline. Then there was the work; we all had to work.”

Years Remember Values Boys Growing Up Growing Discipline Our Family Farms Through The Years

Author:Billy Graham

“I'm old enough to remember when there were no black quarterbacks - there were no blacks on TV. I hope my son or daughter doesn't have to be as fixated on race as I am, because he or she will grow up in freer times.”

Enough Remember Grows Black Race Growing Up Son Tvs Daughter My Son Remember When Quarterback

Author:Chris Rock

“The street is where we all learn. I played organized football growing up as well, but when that was over, I went right to the street. I remember twisting my ankles, breaking my thumb, I hurt everything when I was little playing street ball.”

Wells Littles Remember Hurt Growing Up Growing Streets Football Balls Organized Thumbs Ankles

Author:Champ Bailey

“Growing up, I played about every sport imaginable except soccer and hockey. I've always had a passion for basketball. I remember actually playing basketball when I was two or three years old. The time I knew that I could really take my game to the next level.”

Years Two Remember Passion Three Next Games Sports Levels Growing Up Growing Basketball Soccer Hockey Three Years Next Level Three Year Olds Playing Basketball

Author:Dwight Howard

“I used to be in love with Sandra Bullock when I was growing up. Sandy B. was my girl. I remember seeing Speed when I was in seventh grade and just thinking, 'That's her.'”

Thinking Remember Used Girl Growing Up Growing Seeing Speed Used To Be Grades My Girl Sandy Seventh Grade

Author:Chris Evans

“Remember that your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.”

Children Character Remember Strong Grows Sound Goal Growing Up Ultimate Our Children Secure Your Children Ultimate Goal Strong Love

Author:Gary Chapman

“My faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.”

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Book:Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review

Source: Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review

“When it became clear that in fact my father was saying, "It will be interesting to see what you want to do when you grow up," I realized that there was no pressure on that front. And I remember huge relief: Hey, I can go and do what I really know I have to do!”

Knows Want I Can Facts Remember Father Grows Interesting Growing Up Clear Fronts Huge Pressure What You Want I Realized Hey Relief No Pressure

Author:N. T. Wright

“I'm nice because, when I was growing up, so many people weren't nice to me, and I remember how that felt. And I don't want to make anyone else feel like that. I value nice.”

People Want Feels Remember Values Felt Growing Up Nice Growing

Author:Ricky Williams

“Confidence? Are you kidding me? I mean, please. Look, some players grow up and play like that. I remember losing junior matches. Just being down 5-2 in the third, and they all just start slapping shots.”

Looks Mean Play Remember Grows Growing Up Player Please Losing Shots Thirds Just Being Juniors Slapping

Author:Roger Federer

“I was pretty spoiled growing up, creatively and artistically; we were exposed to a lot of different things. I remember watching my brother's friends struggle to get to the level he was at musically and wondering why they were having such a hard time.”

Different Hard Remember Levels Wonder Struggle Growing Up Growing Brother My Brother Hard Times Different Things Exposed Spoiled

Author:Stephen Bruner

“As somebody who wanted to be creative, growing up, I remember always thinking that the thing I had going against me was Orange County because it seemed like all of the comedy was coming out of New York, and it still is, to a certain extent.”

Thinking Stills Wanted Remember Certain Creative Growing Up Comedy Growing New York Coming Out Be Creative Orange County Always Thinking Orange County

Author:Mitchell Hurwitz

“I remember growing up, getting the Colorado Springs Sun in the morning and the Denver Post in the afternoon, and my dad just inhaling both of them, and me waiting to get the sports page from him. I fell in love with the craft. I remember being 9 years old and playing baseball in the backyard and coming in and writing little newspaper articles for my dad.”

Writing Years Littles Remember Sports Waiting Morning Sun Growing Up Growing Dad Pages Spring Baseball My Dad Newspapers Crafts Posts Articles Afternoon Backyards Colorado Denver Playing Baseball

Author:Pat Forde

“It's not easy to remember, but IBM was the computer industry when I was growing up. You loved 'em. You hated 'em. You knew what they were doing. They had set a standard for mainframes. They also set a standard for great sales focus and heavy product R & D.”

Remember Easy Growing Up Focus Growing Products Industry Computer Standards Heavy Hated Ems Ibm Great Sales Mainframe

Author:Bill Gates

“One of my favorite stories growing up was A Wrinkle in Time. I loved that book. I still remember the image, so strongly, of all the kids coming out of their house at the same time, they're all bouncing a ball at the same time, and they all go back in at the same time. A Wrinkle in Time moved me deeply.”

Stills Book Stories Kids Remember House Growing Up Growing Balls Moved My Favorite Coming Out Wrinkles Wrinkle In Time

Author:Brit Marling

“My father? A hard drinking man from the 70's. We actually have no pictures of my dad where he is not holding a beer. Weddings, Funerals, Water Skiing, Parent-Teacher Conference. When I got sick around him as a kid growing up, he'd always warm me up a shot of 100 proof whiskey. Never got sick... that I can remember.”

“My parents sent me to a school across town, an integrated school, where I had the chance to meet and grow up with people who were from other parts of the world. ... I remember feeling that I would never have anything to contribute on St. Patrick's Day. I couldn't tell the stories that they might have been telling about their forebears and I felt left out.”

People World Has Beens Stories Feelings Might School Remember Left Grows Felt Parent Chance Growing Up Towns Might Have Been Integrated Left Out St Patrick St Patrick's Day

Author:Isabel Wilkerson

“I remember growing up and hearing the word "ugly" a lot. "I'm ugly." "She ugly." "He ugly." I hated it then, and I hate it now. I go past physical beauty; I tell people they have a beautiful spirit and that is something different.”

People Different Past Beautiful Remember Spirit Hate Growing Up Growing I Hate Ugly Hearing Hated Physical Beauty

Author:Jamel Shabazz

“My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember talking to my grandmother about politics, and she told me that she regularly voted for the Democrats because she knew that they were going to look out for people like her daughter. That made an impression on me, too.”

People Looks Made Remember Born Talking Growing Up Growing Mom Daughter Democrat My Mom Impression Grandmother My Grandmother Like Her Syndromes Younger Sister Down Syndrome

Author:Josh Earnest

“Initially I started in theatre as a Shakespearean actress before film and television. I've always been an artistic child growing up and I knew I wanted to act for as long as I can remember.”

Children Long I Can Wanted Remember Film Growing Up Growing Television Actresses Theatre Artistic Film And Television Children Growing Up Growing Children

Author:Lorraine Toussaint

“I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds when I graduated from high school. I was a mess".”

Thinking Looks School Remember Growing Up Growing High School Fats Mess Pounds Pictures Of Myself

Author:Viola Davis

“I didn't grow up really wanting to be an actor. I don't remember ever not being an actor.”

Remember Actors Grows Growing Up

Author:Jodie Foster

“They don't really focus on that history here in America. I remember growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't really get into the gritty bits of slavery. It's a very, very small section in the history books. It's not something they really touch on directly with American curriculums.”

Book Kids America Remember Bits Class Growing Up Focus Growing Slavery Sections Curriculum History Books History Class

Author:Aldis Hodge

“I remember when I was growing up, you would go to a bank to open a deposit, and they'd give you a toaster. A free toaster. These days, if you're a company, and you go to a bank, they could easily turn you away! They don't want your deposits anymore.”

Ifs Want Giving Remember Turns Company Growing Up Growing These Days Remember When Deposits Toasters

Author:Mohamed El-Erian

“As a kid growing up, the most simple things would make me so, so excited. I remember the first time my dad got a let-out couch; you could sleep in it like a bed and my sister and I just thought that was so magical.”

Firsts Kids Remember Sleep Simple Growing Up Growing Dad Bed First Time My Dad Excited My Sister Couches Simple Things Kids Growing Up

Author:Keke Palmer

“My German heritage, it's through food. Growing up in Switzerland, the thing that I remember the most is the food. And so the way that I experience people and places is through that - through its food and cuisine.”

People Way Remember Growing Up Growing Heritage Cuisine Switzerland

Author:Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark

“I remember somebody saying, "I feel really bad for kids growing up around iPads right now. It's just too complicated. Life's too complicated." I think, yeah, but I remember being a kid and holding up a new piece of technology that was made in the '80s and my grandparents going, "Oh, it's too complicated." It didn't seem complicated to me.”

Thinking Feels Made Seems Kids Remember Technology Growing Up Pieces Growing Right Now Yeah Complicated Grandparent 80s Ipads Kids Growing Up Being A Kid Complicated Life

Author:Dan Mangan

“I remember so many girls when I was growing up who hated the way they looked.”

Way Remember Girl Growing Up Growing Hated

Author:Nan Goldin

“Growing up, I remember my parents feeling a little wary of 'The Simpsons.' This was the late eighties, and there was a wave of articles about TV shows that were bad for America. Then we all started watching it and loved it.”

Littles Shows Feelings America Remember Parent Growing Up Growing Tvs Late Wave Articles Tv Shows Eighty

Author:Mindy Kaling

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