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While growing up, I lived in a traditional joint family in Mumbai's suburbs.

Quotes by Nita Ambani

I had trouble getting jeans when I was growing up. I had little skinny legs and this booty that came out of nowhere.

Quotes by Noah Cyrus

When we were growing up we were all asked to accept ourselves as British citizens, and I still hold on to this idea that multicultural Britain is possible.

Quotes by Nish Kumar

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

Quotes by Nina Dobrev

Being pretty was always a very big thing growing up.

Quotes by Nikki Glaser

I always hated my mole growing up. I even thought about having it removed. At the time I didn't do it because I thought it would hurt, and now I'm glad I didn't.

Quotes by Niki Taylor

It's funny, growing up there was never anybody around me with any kind of artistic bent.

Quotes by Nick Offerman

Yes, my fashion sense is outrageous, but I am a rebel. I am young and still growing up.

Quotes by Nia Sharma

I've been bullied because of the way I've looked growing up.

Quotes by Nia Jax

I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years.

Quotes by Neil Peart

Growing up, I always thought of Detroit as a basketball town because of the Pistons, but everyone says it's really, at its core, a football town.

Quotes by Ndamukong Suh

Growing up in the middle of nowhere, there was a lot of twangy music around, but it didn't really connect with me then.

Quotes by Nathaniel Rateliff

My dad was a big runner. Growing up, I watched him do half marathons, and he was always running six or seven miles.

Quotes by Natalie Morales

Growing up, I had a natural love for women like Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Ella Fitzgerald. Then I got into Dionne Warwick, Nina Simone, and Patsy Cline.

Quotes by Natalie Prass

When I was growing up, I loved stories in which a girl sets out on a quest to rescue the prince instead of the other way around.

Quotes by Nancy Willard

I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I really lacked, I believe, growing up.

Quotes by Nadya Suleman

Growing up, I'd watch 'The Cosby Show' and 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air;' I'd look at the little brown girls and be inspired by them.

Quotes by Nafessa Williams

I didn't have a brown-skinned superhero growing up who wore cornrows and who reflected the inner city where I come from in Philadelphia.

Quotes by Nafessa Williams

My favorite wrestler growing up was Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali is who I wanted to see when I was growing up. I'm not wearing anything on my head; I'm not saying anything in Arabic. I'm just going to come out as Mustafa Ali.

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

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Frequently Asked Questions

What themes come up most in these "growing up" quotes?
Several speak to the uncertainty of not knowing what you want to be, the powerful feelings tied to childhood memories, and the way growing up shapes a sense of identity.
Is there a quote about not knowing what you want to become?
Yes — one quote admits, "I could never decide what I wanted to be because I wanted to be so many things," capturing the open-ended excitement of childhood.
Do any of these quotes touch on identity and belonging?
Yes. One speaker recalls questioning things like "am I black enough?" and "Am I German enough?" while growing up, and pushes back by asking, "Why are we measuring blackness?" It's a personal reflection on identity. For more along these lines, see our Identity quotes.
Is there a quote about childhood memories tied to strong emotion?
There is — one person describes watching the Premier League as a child and says feeling the trophy and having the medal around their neck was "an unbelievable feeling." Browse more on our Emotion quotes page.
Do these quotes talk about change as part of growing up?
Yes — one speaker reflects on loving where they grew up and notes that it's "grown and changed and embraced change" over time. You can find more on our Change quotes and Experience quotes pages.

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