“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.” MeanI CanAbleRememberFunStuffGrowing UpGrowingGrewGrew UpRidingRope 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.” IfsFirstsBigsRememberGrowing UpGrowingHappenedHeardSubjectsJokesJersey 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.” YearsEndsRememberNextGamesGrowing UpGrowingBrotherSevenTailsSeven YearsPlaying 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.” MeanDoeRememberMotherGrowing UpGrowingStreetsSeven Author:Karrine Steffans
“In an old song the Mother sings: 'My sleeping is my dreaming, my dreaming is my thinking, my thinking is my wisdom.' She is the bed we are born in, in which we sleep and dream, where we are healed, love and die. In her wisdom we remember day's broken images and carry them down into dreams where their motions roll into shadows and root, growing into stories.” ThinkingStoriesDreamRememberMotherSongDiesBornSleepGrowingBrokenBedShadowRootsHealedOld SongSleep And DreamBroken Images Author:Meinrad Craighead
“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.” FirstsPersonsI CanRememberNaturalGrowing UpGrowingInspireTaughtSingingEarsIntrigueFirst Person Author:Elliott Yamin
“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.” IfsGivingMadeRememberFilmOpportunityGrowing UpGrowingFansTelevisionGiving Back Author:Jon Huertas
“Ask yourself, 'Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning?' Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful.” FeelingsRememberAsksGrowingSeeingMeaningfulCoincidence Author:Ansel Adams
“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.” PeopleWorldYearsWellsChildrenRealRememberGrowsForgetGrowing UpGrowingTroubleGrew UpTreatsInferiors 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.” PeopleRememberMemoriesClassGrowing UpGrowingScreensEstatesWorking ClassSunnyDegradationWallowingGreat Memories Author:Ricky Gervais
“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.” ThinkingSaidStoriesBigsMightRememberFilmGuyGrowing UpGrowingCollegeDadMy DadNflHighlightsTelling StoriesBig GuysCollege Days Author:Andrew Luck
“As long as I can remember, the compelling force behind my calling is a desire to know Jesus more and to make Him known. I believe I was created for a relationship with Jesus, so growing in my relationship with Him and worshiping Him with all my heart and life is preeminent.” KnowsBelieveHeartLongI CanRememberLife IsDesireJesusForceI BelieveBehindsKnownGrowingMy HeartCallingCompelling Author:Louie Giglio
“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.” AmericaRememberOpportunityGrowing UpRichGrowingPursuitPursuit Of HappinessGet 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.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsWholeCharacterShowsRememberFeltGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionRacismPrejudiceMy WayAsianCharlieTelevision Shows Author:David Henry Hwang
“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.” MomentsHomeEyeWantedSchoolRememberGivenParentWatchesGrowing UpGrowingDaughterMy DaughterThat MomentSingle 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.” PlayKidsRememberNightSportsMemoriesNumbersGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulRocksReadyLuckyBandLateSummerMusicianPicksRiversExcitingHearingSweatRock N RollCousinOhioStanceKentuckyMy CousinKids Growing UpSummer NightsPick MePick Me UpCome Back To MeChevy Author:Chris Frantz
“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.” WayKindEyeRememberLeaderGrowing UpGrowingStandingCaughtTeammateBeing A Leader Author:Jorge Posada
“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.” YearsRememberValuesBoysGrowing UpGrowingDisciplineOur FamilyFarmsThrough The Years Author:Billy Graham
“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.” WellsLittlesRememberHurtGrowing UpGrowingStreetsFootballBallsOrganizedThumbsAnkles 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.” YearsTwoRememberPassionThreeNextGamesSportsLevelsGrowing UpGrowingBasketballSoccerHockeyThree YearsNext LevelThree Year OldsPlaying 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.'” ThinkingRememberUsedGirlGrowing UpGrowingSeeingSpeedUsed To BeGradesMy GirlSandySeventh Grade Author:Chris Evans
“Remember that a noble logical diagram, once recorded, will never die; long after we are gone, it will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency.” LongRememberDiesGoneGrowingNobleLogicalLiving ThingsAim HighDiagrams Author:Willis Polk
“I can think of so many tough guys that by definition it's their job to be tough and they're all in chapel. That's such a misconception and it's kind of gone out the window. Guys feel more comfortable going to chapel. I remember when I first started, guys were nervous about it and it was kind of a secret. There was still that stigma that came with it, but it's definitely been removed and (the faith movement) is definitely growing.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsKindStillsI CanJobsRememberGuySecretGoneGrowingMovementComfortableToughWindowDefinitionsNervousRemember WhenMisconceptionStigmaChapelTough Guy Author:Matt Cullen
“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.” PeopleWantFeelsRememberValuesFeltGrowing UpNiceGrowing Author:Ricky Williams
“Memory is not like a container that gradually fills up, it is more like a tree growing hooks onto which memories are hung. Everything you remember is another set of hooks on which more new memories can be attached. So the capacity of memory keeps on growing. The more you know, the more you can know.” KnowsRememberMemoriesGrowingTreeCapacityHungHookContainers Book:The Brain Book: Know Your Own Mind and How to Use it Source: The Brain Book: Know Your Own Mind and How to Use it
“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.” DifferentHardRememberLevelsWonderStruggleGrowing UpGrowingBrotherMy BrotherHard TimesDifferent ThingsExposedSpoiled 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.” ThinkingStillsWantedRememberCertainCreativeGrowing UpComedyGrowingNew YorkComing OutBe CreativeOrangeCountyAlways ThinkingOrange 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.” WritingYearsLittlesRememberSportsWaitingMorningSunGrowing UpGrowingDadPagesSpringBaseballMy DadNewspapersCraftsPostsArticlesAfternoonBackyardsColoradoDenverPlaying 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.” RememberEasyGrowing UpFocusGrowingProductsIndustryComputerStandardsHeavyHatedEmsIbmGreat SalesMainframe 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.” StillsBookStoriesKidsRememberHouseGrowing UpGrowingBallsMovedMy FavoriteComing OutWrinklesWrinkle 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.” MenI CanHardKidsRememberFatherParentWaterGrowing UpTeacherGrowingDadShotsSickDrinkingMy DadWarmProofBeerFuneralConferencesWhiskeySkiingKids Growing UpParent Teacher ConferenceWater Skiing Author:Christopher Titus
“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.” PeopleDifferentPastBeautifulRememberSpiritHateGrowing UpGrowingI HateUglyHearingHatedPhysical Beauty Author:Jamel Shabazz
“As the Ambassador for WWF Earth Hour, I still vividly remember that there were only 80 buildings in China that participated the Earth Hour in its first year. Six years later, there were 170 cities and thousands of buildings that participated. We are still growing strong. I am encouraged by the accomplishments we have made together and they make me proud and more determined than ever.” YearsFirstsMadeStillsEarthTogetherRememberStrongHoursCitiesGrowingBuildingProudSixChinaDeterminedAccomplishmentAmbassadorsWwf Author:Li Bingbing