“My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.” HardBoysGrowing UpStudyGrowingHard WorkMomMy MomStrictStudy And Work Author:Coco Lee
“When you grow up around it, I just watched my father work really hard. He wasn't around as much as I would have liked. And when I grew up, I understood why.” HardFatherGrowsGrowing UpGrewGrew UpUnderstood Author:Katey Sagal
“I kind of do this awkward body language because, growing up, I had a really hard time expressing myself vocally.” KindHardBodyLanguageGrowing UpGrowingHard TimesAwkwardBody Language Author:Analeigh Tipton
“I like to work out. I work out hard when I get to it, but it's so sporadic, I'm not sure it counts at all! I eat pretty much anything, but I eat high-quality food. There was never a packet of chips or box of candy in my house when I was growing up. Ever.” HardHouseQualityGrowing UpGrowingBoxesWork OutNot SureCandyChipsHigh QualitySporadic Author:Rachael Taylor
“Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while and that was to help me get through school.” PeopleTwoHardHelpingSchoolGrowing UpGrowingSeeingFrontsDadCatholicMy DadSeatsHelp MeToiletsCatholic School Author:Mia Love
“I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents, good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.” IfsWorldHardWould BeKidsWantedSchoolJobsAmericaFeltParentChanceClassCareersGrowing UpGrowingMiddleMiddle ClassGood School Author:Al Franken
“I've had to grow up with everyone watching me, which has been hard.” Has BeensHardGrowsGrowing Up Author:Joss Stone
“It would be hard to imagine Heaven without children. It wouldn't be Heaven! It would be a pretty boring place without children. What are we going to do, all get to be old people and then stagnate and that's the end of it? Once all those that are already born grow up, the place would really lack life without new generations of children! If there were no children, it would be a dead society.” PeopleIfsChildrenEndsHardWould BeHeavenGrowsBornGrowing UpImagineGenerationsBoringHeavenlyOld PeopleNew Generation Author:David Berg
“By trying so hard to provide the perfectly happy childhood, we're just making it harder for our kids to actually grow up.” TryingHardKidsGrowsGrowing UpChildhoodHarderHappy ChildhoodTrying So Hard Author:Lori Gottlieb
“When I was growing up, I would try to sing out of key very consciously. I was probably afraid of trying too hard to do something beautiful, and then I just wasn't good enough. But I've learned that I was also on the outside - wanting more challenge by living in that more conventional world.” WorldTryingHardEnoughBeautifulChallengesGrowing UpGrowingKeysI've LearnedGood EnoughConventionalSomething BeautifulWanting MoreTrying Too Hard Author:Jenny Hval
“I never envisioned myself playing for the U.S. Olympic team -- growing up, I never envisioned playing in the NBA, to be real with you. I never envisioned that type of stuff. So this is like a dream that I never had come true. It's like I'm a part of what's really going on. It's still very hard for me to believe that I am really going to be a part of the biggest thing in the whole entire world.” WorldBelieveStillsRealHardWholeDreamStuffGrowing UpGrowingTeamTypeNbaBeing Real Author:Carmelo Anthony
“Many believe that Hillary Clinton was channeling President Obama during her recent speech in New York City. She focused on equality, justice, and how hard it was for her growing up as a young black man in Hawaii.” MenBelieveHardYoungBlackPresidentJusticeCitiesGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkSpeechClintonFocusedNew York CityPresident ObamaHawaiiChanneling Author:Jimmy Fallon
“The biggest thing is having a son. I got attached to him. Seeing him periodically is hard. Watching him grow up on pictures and videos is hard.” HardGrowsGrowing UpSeeingSonVideoHaving A Son Author:Shawn Marion