“When I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingBecomingPoliticianSweden Author:George Papandreou
“Growing up in a very rural and remote area in Colorado's San Luis Valley - one of the poorest counties in the United States - essentially created the framework of values from which I operate. I stand up for the little guy. I fight discrimination at all levels. I fight for an inclusive America.” LittlesStatesAmericaGuyValuesFightingLevelsUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingAreasDiscriminationValleysFrameworkCountyPoorestColorado Author:Ken Salazar
“Americans are brought up to believe they can grow up to be the president of the United States. Brits are told, It won't happen to you.” BelieveStatesHappensGrowsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpBrits Author:Ricky Gervais
“I believe that the world will be a safer place if there is enough food to go around, that it will be a more stable place if children grow up with opportunities instead of frustrations. Furthermore, I can only assume that if the United States plays a role in helping to create prosperous societies, we will have friends to call on in times of need.” IfsWorldNeedsBelieveChildrenI CanStatesEnoughPlayHelpingOpportunityI BelieveGrowsUnitedPovertyRolesUnited StatesGrowing UpAssumingFrustrationStableProsperousTime Of Need Author:Bill Gates
“When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life.” MadeImportantStatesWantedUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingCourtLawyerSupremeAfrican AmericanSupreme Court Author:Leah Ward Sears
“Ive inherited a sense of that loss from my parents because it was so palpable all the time while I was growing up, the sense of what my parents had sacrificed in moving to the United States, and yet at the same time, building a life here and all that that entailed.” StatesMovingParentLossUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingBuilding Author:Jhumpa Lahiri
“I always loved science and math growing up. I was born in Iran; I grew up there and then came to the United States when I was about 16 years old. And I thought that this was my opportunity to get involved with something really cool and great.” YearsStatesOpportunityBornUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingGrewInvolvedGrew UpMathIranGet InvolvedReally Cool Author:Anousheh Ansari
“The dynamic ideal we call democracy, gradually growing up in the human heart for two-thousand five hundred years, at least, has now every opportunity to found the natural democratic state in these United States of America by way of natural economic order and a natural, or organic, architecture.” WayYearsHumansHeartTwoStatesAmericaOrderFoundOpportunityNaturalUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpDemocracyFiveGrowingEconomicThousandHundredIdealsDemocraticArchitectureUnited States Of AmericaHuman HeartEconomic OrderOrganic Architecture Author:Frank Lloyd Wright