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Most Famous Growing Up Quotes of All Time!

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I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me.

Quotes by Karin Slaughter

My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.

Quotes by Karin Slaughter

While growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, I dreamed of becoming many things: an archaeologist, an ambassador, an actor, an author.

Quotes by Karen Hesse

Historically, hip-hop is about a generation of artists rapping about the realities they see in their neighborhoods or the 'truths' they hear growing up in their homes.

Quotes by Karamo Brown

I got bullied so much growing up for being a different color in a majority white school.

Quotes by Kane Brown

I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever talked about.

Quotes by Kaetlyn Osmond

I started taekwondo at 5 or 6 years old and did a bunch of kick-boxing later, too. Eventually I became a black belt and coached as well. I did some basketball and softball growing up, but most of my activity...

Quotes by JWoww

Growing up, all I did was write about the fact that I'm from where I'm from. I was a big champion of where I was from and Wisconsin in general, and the Midwest.

Quotes by Justin Vernon

For me, when I was growing up, everybody I knew was a 'Star Wars' kid.

Quotes by Justin Lin

Terminator' was one of my favorite films growing up.

Quotes by Justin Lin

I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say.

Quotes by Justin Timberlake

I just wanted to compile these stories about growing up with my father and I wanted people to be able to enjoy them individually, but also the entire book as a whole.

Quotes by Justin Halpern

I didn't have a good childhood growing up.

Quotes by Julie Roberts

When I was growing up, you couldn't watch soccer on TV. But now, you can get it on every channel, every hour of the day, every day, literally.

Quotes by Julie Foudy

If I wasn't acting, I would probably be working with children. I was a camp counselor growing up and I loved it.

Quotes by Julianne Nicholson

When I was growing up, I was really into 'Rent' and I actually slept on the street in New York all night to get to sit in the first few rows for it.

Quotes by Julia Jones

I was actually a huge tomboy growing up.

Quotes by Julia Jones

Ours was not a political household, when I was growing up.

Quotes by Judith Guest

I never tire of the heroes that I knew growing up.

Quotes by Joss Whedon

One of my favorite places is Seattle. Growing up, I never thought I'd be able to go to Seattle. I grew up in eastern South Carolina, so that's as far as you can get from Seattle, unless I lived in...

Quotes by Josh Turner

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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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