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When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.

Quotes by Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Growing up in my household with seven women, I'd hear all types of music.

Quotes by Flo Rida

I think just growing up in Miami, there's gumbo of different cultures that influence us.

Quotes by Flo Rida

As a kid growing up, I was a huge gamer - The NES, SuperNES, N64, GameCube - and I had a GameBoy, which went everywhere with me.

Quotes by Finn Balor

I think growing up in Vancouver is a different lifestyle than growing up in most other places.

Quotes by Finn Wolfhard

My baby will be growing up in Liverpool, so we have another Scouser.

Quotes by Fernando Torres

When I was growing up, I thought I was getting bored of acting, so I left that. Then after a few years, I started missing it. I left my studies mid-way, and I used to give lots of auditions.

Quotes by Fatima Sana Shaikh

I've always had darts around me growing up because my family has always played it.

Quotes by Fallon Sherrock

We didn't have much money growing up, so we hopped around L.A. a lot in the '70s, '80s and '90s. I'm very familiar with the shifting culture there.

Quotes by F. Gary Gray

In the pie chart of my brain growing up, there's a huge slice for 'Ghostbusters.'

Quotes by Evan Goldberg

I was a big fan of all the 'X-Men' films growing up.

Quotes by Evan Peters

I love the smell of vanilla, but I didn't have perfumes growing up, so I wore vanilla extract.

Quotes by Evan Rachel Wood

Growing up, I was going to school for broadcast journalism. I wanted to be Oprah.

Quotes by Eva Gutowski

Growing up with three older brothers, I was destined to be a tomboy.

Quotes by Eva Marie

I mean, like a lot of kids growing up in the early seventies, I was fed Dr. Kissinger with my Fruit Loops. He was the Dr. Ruth of American foreign policy, and the model statesman.

Quotes by Eugene Jarecki

When I was growing up in the U.S. in the 1970s, 35-40% of an average nightly newscast focused on international stories.

Quotes by Ethan Zuckerman

While I was growing up, all the boys used to be my buddies. I never got that special kind of attention from them, and I was the tomboy around. Although I've become an actress today, I still have those traits.

Quotes by Esha Gupta

When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

Quotes by Estelle

Growing up in rural Ohio, I knew my way around a double-wide pretty well.

Quotes by Ernest Cline

I played sports growing up in high school.

Quotes by Erin Heatherton

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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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