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Growing up, I had to cobble together a scarecrow of things I loved from various different writers.

Quotes by Jenny Zhang

Growing up in Florida, it rained a lot, so we spent a lot of time indoors. I used to love Frogger. I got a lot of use out of that and Ms. Pac-man on my little Atari.

Quotes by Jennifer Sky

Growing up, I didn't know anybody who didn't have a miner in the family. Both of my grandfathers were miners.

Quotes by Jennifer Haigh

I had, probably, a more challenging experience growing up than most middle-class chicks.

Quotes by Jennifer Hale

Growing up where I did, the thought of working on a television show or in a movie... that existed on a parallel plane, you know?

Quotes by Jennifer Garner

My favorite genre of movies growing up was the romantic comedy.

Quotes by Jennifer Finnigan

While growing up, every sitcom you could think of, I would watch it, and I loved it.

Quotes by Jennifer Bini Taylor

When I was growing up, there was a character on TV; there was a character stereotype: it was personified by Mel on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'

Quotes by Jeffrey Tambor

One of my favorite things about the DC Universe, growing up as a reader, was just how big it was and just how many characters and superheroes there were. And how many odd characters there were.

Quotes by Jeff Lemire

I was really into metal when I was growing up. It was just something I thought I could do and wanted to try.

Quotes by Jeff Hanneman

Many of Judy Blume's books - which I devoured when I was growing up and where I found characters that were believable because they were a lot like me - caused considerable consternation when they were first published, but now...

Quotes by Jeff Kinney

Growing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas.

Quotes by Jeff Dunham

Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the darkened theatres.

Quotes by Jeetendra

Growing up, I always dreamed of winning a major championship.

Quotes by Jeev Milkha Singh

When I was a little girl growing up in Elmira, I always wanted to be a lawyer.

Quotes by Jeanine Pirro

I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.

Quotes by Jayma Mays

Growing up I played piano and I sang at a lot of weddings; I grew up in a very small town, a little coal-mining town in Virginia called Grundy. And my family was very sing-songy at home.

Quotes by Jayma Mays

Growing up, I wouldn't say I was poor. But my parents, although we lived in a nice, middle-class home, they had their struggles.

Quotes by Jay IDK

Growing up, as a kid, my father was always there.

Quotes by Jason Pierre-Paul

I was a huge Muppet fan growing up. I want to bring it back to the early '80s Muppet movies, when the scripts could have been performed by humans.

Quotes by Jason Segel

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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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