Logo - Feel The Words

Growing Up Quotes

Most Famous Growing Up Quotes of All Time!

We have created a collection of some of the best growing-up quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 Growing Up Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls.

Quotes by Ella Purnell

I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.

Quotes by Elizabeth Taylor

I was a total bad girl growing up.

Quotes by Elizabeth Reaser

Growing up I was as big a tomboy as you can get.

Quotes by Eliza Dushku

Growing up in Georgia, it was sort of the last place to jump on the bandwagon of the integrated frontier. I have aunts and uncles and grandparents that experienced the 'whites only' and segregated schools.

Quotes by Elijah Kelley

I think a lot of guys want a son because of all of the things they do while growing up. A lot of guys want to share those experiences with their own sons.

Quotes by Eli Manning

I'm 36 years old, and I'm growing up. Little by little.

Quotes by Elena Anaya

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

Quotes by Elana Meyers

There was a computer in our garage when I was growing up, and I'd go out there in winter and wrap myself in a blanket and write a story.

Quotes by Eleanor Catton

When I was growing up, I wanted passionately to be a physicist.

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

When I was growing up, David Bowie was my idol. I grew up in inner-city London, and he was from Brixton, which is even more urban.

Quotes by Edward Enninful

When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really like that funky, heavy groove.

Quotes by Eddie Van Halen

'Spawn' was my favorite growing up, but I loved 'X-Men' and the 'Hulk' too.

Quotes by Ed Skrein

You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

I would hole up in my bedroom growing up and teach myself guitar.

Quotes by Dustin Lynch

There was nothing exceptional about growing up as the son of a congressman.

Quotes by Duncan D. Hunter

I'm a film maker who started on the Atari and then went onto the Commodore 64 and the Amiga. So I possibly have a different sensibility to people who didn't play games growing up.

Quotes by Duncan Jones

I was a big fan of Bret Hart growing up, and Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Triple H. I've probably drawn from them when I was younger.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

Growing up in the north of Holland, I had a healthy and balanced diet.

Quotes by Doutzen Kroes

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe.

Quotes by Douglas Hurd

You may also like

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.

Guys, we are trying to share Unique Growing Up Quotes, so you will not get to read the same things again and again on our website. You can also share your favorites on Facebook or send them to a friend who loves to reading quotes.