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Grow Up Quotes

The stretch between childhood and finally acting your age.

Some describe artistic, sheltered upbringings, while others bluntly admit that maturity eventually has to arrive. This page captures the range of growing-up experiences people carry forward.

I'm just excited to watch my kids grow up.

Quotes by Adam Scott

I had to grow up quite quickly.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.

Quotes by Zoe Cassavetes

I didn't really grow up in the spotlight.

Quotes by Zelda Williams

Change Quotes

You've got to grow up sometime.

Quotes by Winona Ryder

Many moneyed children grow up with no drive at all.

Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

I never want to grow up.

Quotes by Tyler, The Creator

I did not grow up in a cosmopolitan environment. I grew up in a little town in the middle of nowhere, pre-Internet, pre-college radio.

Quotes by Trent Reznor

I didn't grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago.

Quotes by Tom Morello

Emotion Quotes

I didn't grow up on any sort of border; more in the middle of nowhere, in rural eastern North Carolina.

Quotes by Tim Pratt

When you grow up on the other side of the tracks, you're used to taking a few bumps.

Quotes by Thomas Hardiman

Hargrave made me mature. It made me grow up, and I needed that.

Quotes by Terry Rozier

To live abroad you have to grow up quickly.

Quotes by Teemu Pukki

I am not in any hurry to grow up.

Quotes by Sylvia Earle

Experience Quotes

I never saw a gun until I was 24. I didn't grow up in Mayberry; I grew up in Southern California.

Quotes by Susan Straight

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

Quotes by Steven Spielberg

No one sits on the stoop when she's a kid and thinks, 'I want to be a biographer when I grow up.'

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

I didn't grow up watching films, as I was more academically inclined.

Quotes by Sobhita Dhulipala

I didn't grow up thinking, 'Oh, maybe someday I'm going to have a shoe named after me.'

Quotes by Sheryl Swoopes

Identity Quotes

If I ever grow up, I don't want to be around for it.

Quotes by Sebastian Bach

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the focus of the Grow Up quotes page?
It reflects on childhood upbringing and the transition into adulthood, from artistic households to the blunt reality that maturity eventually has to arrive.
Why do people search for grow up quotes?
Coming-of-age reflections resonate widely because everyone experiences the shift from childhood freedom to adult responsibility in their own way.
Do these quotes only describe positive childhoods?
No, one notes that children raised with too much given to them can grow up lacking drive, offering a more cautionary perspective.
Is there a quote about growing up away from public attention?
Yes, one speaks about growing up outside the spotlight, contrasting with public figures who were known from a young age.
Where can I find more on personal change?
Visit Change for transformation themes, or Identity for related reflections.

For more on personal transformation, visit Change, or see how identity forms under Identity.