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Growing Up Quotes

Most Famous Growing Up Quotes of All Time!

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Growing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends, so that was nice.

Quotes by Dermot Mulroney

My mother was a huge Steelers fan, so they were my team growing up.

Quotes by Deron Williams

There's always going to be adversity in life. I saw it growing up.

Quotes by Derrick Henry

Lars Ulrich, he was my hero growing up. I wanted to be like him. I played the drums.

Quotes by Derek Cianfrance

Growing up as a high jumper, I said if I could ever jump 2.40, I'd be pretty satisfied with my career. It's definitely a barrier for high jumpers.

Quotes by Derek Drouin

I'm not a person who particularly had heros when growing up.

Quotes by Dennis Ritchie

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Quotes by Denzel Washington

I'm not changing to the point where suddenly I wear floor-length skirts and start playing the violin; I'm just growing up a little bit, I guess.

Quotes by Denise Van Outen

Growing up, I didn't have a lot and always wanted things. But I was too prideful to ask for anything; I always worked for it.

Quotes by DeMar DeRozan

Chick Corea was a great influence on me, musically, as I was growing up.

Quotes by Debra Wilson

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

Quotes by Declan Rice

Growing up, I was very aware that there weren't many people like me on the screen.

Quotes by Dee Rees

When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school.

Quotes by Deepak Chopra

The thing is, what most people don't understand is that there are so many of us growing up in Europe who are not free to be ourselves. We're not allowed to be who we are. We are not free to...

Quotes by Deeyah Khan

I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.

Quotes by Debi Mazar

I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California.

Quotes by Deborah Joy Winans

Growing up, I was a parks and recs kid.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

I never listened to country music growing up.

Quotes by Deana Carter

I was a typical teen growing up in the 1960s, when everybody was into gurus and meditation.

Quotes by David Suchet

The motivations for using drugs, often it's pretty obvious and common: you know, peer pressure. You know, kids are struggling growing up.

Quotes by David Sheff

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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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