“I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated, eloquent and knowing how to talk for yourself in the industry makes you go a long way.” PeopleThinkingWayLongDifferentHouseKnowingListeningGrewTypeIndustryGrew UpEducatedLong WayEloquentEclecticDifferent Music Author:Tinie Tempah
“I grew up knowing a lot about LSU watching them on TV. They were always on TVI had a bunch of friends and family at LSU. It's a cool stadium. I never got to go to it. I heard it's really a special place. It's a big place. It's intimidating. It's loud. We have to play really good there. I'm looking forward to playing there.” PlayBigsKnowingHeardSpecialTvsGrewGrew UpBunchLoudTigersFamily And FriendsLooking ForwardIntimidatingStadiumsSpecial PlacesLsu Author:Johnny Manziel
“I grew up always knowing what I wanted to do, and I'm starting to see how rare that is. All of my friends are just figuring it out. It's a process of elimination until you find what you love.” WantedProcessKnowingGrewGrew UpMy FriendsStartingWhat You LoveEliminationFiguring ItAlways Knowing Author:Lauren Conrad
“I had an amazing advantage: a grandmother [Polly Noonan, an influential confidante of the mayor of Albany] who loved politics. She taught me not to listen to negative press or people. I grew up knowing politics was rough-and-tumble.” PeopleKnowingTaughtGrewGrew UpAdvantageNegativePressesGrandmotherRoughInfluentialMayorsAlbany Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“I watched my parents in their leadership callings in the Church and the community. We just grew up knowing that we should serve and do whatever we could do to make things grow.” ShouldGrowsParentCommunityChurchKnowingGrewCallingGrew Up Author:Margaret D. Nadauld
“Now there's a whole generation of filmmakers who grew up making their own films with video cameras, and have dined entirely on a diet of popular culture. It's been reflected in a lot of their work. It's self-reflective, it's quite knowing, but it's very literate.” SelfWholeFilmCultureKnowingGenerationsGrewGrew UpCamerasVideoDietsFilmmakerWorking ItPopular CultureVideo Cameras Author:Simon Pegg
“I just feel like the world is our oyster. I grew up knowing that my mother is a journalist and was one of the first bureau chiefs I think ever at the New York Times. Hearing these stories of how hard it was for her, and yet knowing how easy it is for me right now is just remarkable.” ThinkingWorldFeelsFirstsHardStoriesMotherEasyKnowingNew YorkGrewRight NowGrew UpHearingChiefsJournalistRemarkableNew York TimesOysters Author:Liz W. Garcia
“The Tree of Knowledge grew fast by, Knowledge of Good bought dear by knowing ill.” KnowingTreeGrewDearIllTree Of Knowledge Author:John Milton
“I started studying indigenous cultures and I was really inspired by their life styles and the way that they lived. Part of that was knowing how to survive in the wild and knowing how to heal themselves from the plants that grew around them.” WayCultureKnowingStudyStyleGrewPlantInspiredHealIndigenousLife StyleIndigenous Culture Author:Shailene Woodley
“One of the reasons I got into this game was because I wanted to learn how to get myself comfortable in uncomfortable situations. I grew up in a tough area of Dublin, and fighting was just part of your life. Boys fight, and I won some, but I lost a lot too, and I didn't like that, I didn't like that feeling of not knowing whether I was in danger, in trouble.” ReasonFeelingsWantedFightingGamesLostSituationBoysKnowingTroubleDangerGrewComfortableGrew UpToughAreasUncomfortableNot KnowingDublinUncomfortable Situations Author:Conor McGregor
“I was the kid in the class who was looking for the angles to question things or make wise-ass remarks, not knowing enough to be afraid of being myself or showing intelligence. But I wasn't the only kid like that in my classes because of where I grew up. I'm really thankful I grew up in a town where there were a lot of other mutant kids. I'm from Boulder, Colorado, which went through a lot of dramatic changes when I was growing up.” EnoughKidsClassGrowing UpKnowingWiseGrowingGrewGrew UpTownsAssDramaticNot KnowingAngleRemarksColoradoBeing MyselfBouldersMutantsDramatic ChangeWise Ass Author:Jello Biafra
“I grew up always wanting to act, always knowing that's what I wanted to do.” WantedKnowingGrewGrew UpAlways Knowing Author:Kristen Hager
“I grew up going around with family, camping and living in a very beautiful mountain valley, knowing the names of the mountains and the rivers. I think it's no accident that I ended up studying the geography of India and knowing the names of the mountains and the rivers and all of that. I loved it. I think it gives a sense of space and a can-do-ness that was very powerful.” ThinkingGivingBeautifulNamesCan DoSpacePowerfulKnowingStudyGrewMountainGrew UpRiversIndiaAccidentsValleysGeographyVery PowerfulVery BeautifulCamping Author:Diana L. Eck