“I grew up going to school and high school and then shooting a movie for a few months. It's an odd way to grow up and is kind of forced maturity.” WayKindSchoolGrowsGrowing UpGrewMonthsGrew UpHigh SchoolShootingOddMaturity Author:Logan Lerman
“I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little bit of the mystery and a little bit of the fear, and I do wish I had that. And I wish I was able to grow my own food.” ThinkingWayLittlesDifferentKidsAbleWishGrowsBitsMy OwnGrowing UpOne ThingMysteryBirthLittle BitDifferent WaysFarmsExposure Author:Rachel McAdams
“Everyone is always surprised by how old I am. They think I'm older, but it's always been that way. I'm the youngest of four - maybe you grow up quicker because you just watch the big people.” PeopleThinkingWayBigsGrowsWatchesGrowing UpFour Author:Elizabeth Olsen
“I've never met anyone with a perfect upbringing. It seems to me that life on planet Earth just doesn't work that way. The basic challenges of getting our needs met and managing boundaries are inherent in growing up human.” WayNeedsHumansSeemsEarthChallengesPerfectGrowing UpGrowingPlanetsMetsBoundariesInherentUpbringingPlanet Earth Author:David Simon
“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“The landscape you grow up in speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does.” WayDoeSpeakGrowsGrowing UpLandscape Author:Molly Parker
“I'm very comfortable as a singer. In fact, I think it's more - I identified my self-esteem, my self more in those ways when I was growing up. I really - it was kind of my calling card as a kid.” ThinkingWayKindSelfFactsKidsGrowing UpGrowingSelf EsteemCallingComfortableSingersEsteemCards Author:Katey Sagal
“Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.” WaySometimesFacesYoungParentDifferencesAttentionGrowing UpGrowingJokesNosesTeaseShowing Love Author:Neil Strauss
“The way everyone in London is right up against each other makes it very real to you growing up, the fact that people have different lives to you. And that causes problems; of course it does.” PeopleWayDoeDifferentRealFactsProblemCoursesCausesGrowing UpGrowingLondonDifferent Life Author:Tinie Tempah
“We were the children of white flight, the first generation to grow up in postwar American suburbs. By the time the ’60s rolled around, many of us, the gay ones especially, were eager to make a U-turn and fly back the other way. Whether or not the city was obsolete, we couldn’t imagine our personal futures in any other form. The street and the skyline signified to us what the lawn and the highway signified to our parents: a place to breathe free.” WayFirstsChildrenFormTurnsGrowsParentWhiteCitiesGrowing UpImagineGenerationsStreetsGayBreatheFlightHighwaysObsoleteSuburbsLawnsSkylines Author:Herbert Muschamp
“One of my best friends growing up was gay. ... It’s never been an issue for me. ... I think there was a time in my life, probably in college, that I wished every guy was gay, because it just meant more women for me! ‘I don’t know why you guys have a problem with this thing! I think it’d be great! I wish everyone was gay!’ ... That’s always the way I thought about it. ... I have no issue with it. If I have to suffer through marriage, why shouldn’t they?” IfsThinkingKnowsWayProblemGuySufferingWishGrowing UpIssuesGrowingCollegeGayMy Best FriendFriends Growing Up Author:Donald Trump, Jr.
“I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end. I feel that if adults cannot enjoy a children’s book properly there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.” IfsThinkingWayWantFeelsShouldChildrenBookEndsCoursesReadingGrowsEnjoyGrowing UpMagicChildhoodSmartAdultsAlways BelieveChildren's BooksMagic Of Childhood Author:Colin Thompson
“I was lucky to grow up at a time when it was not difficult for the child of a tenant farmer to make his way to the state university.” WayChildrenStatesGrowsDifficultGrowing UpLuckyUniversityFarmersTenants Author:James Hansen