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I didn't actually get along with my dad when I was growing up, so by the time I was in my 20s, I didn't think I was going to be a writer.

Quotes by Brian Herbert

'Ghoul' was what my world looked like, growing up in the late Seventies and early Eighties, and what I thought it looked like. A lot of my personal experiences went into it.

Quotes by Brian Keene

I loved 'Lord of the Rings,' growing up, so I always wanted to play a wizard with a staff.

Quotes by Brian Gleeson

My world was small growing up. I never really left the three-mile radius of my tiny neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

Quotes by Brian Grazer

I haven't mowed a lawn in quite a while, but I remember hating that when I was growing up. To please Dad, you have to get it right, and that's the thing. You have to please Dad.

Quotes by Brendon Urie

I love '80s rock music. I was fascinated with Stevie Nicks when I was growing up.

Quotes by Bresha Webb

Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all.

Quotes by Brenda Song

One of my favorite characters to watch growing up was Sensational Sherri.

Quotes by Brandi Rhodes

There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.

Quotes by Brandon Routh

My interests were in fantasy more than comics growing up.

Quotes by Brandon Routh

It was magical growing up in New Jersey. My sister and I would go nuts in the basement and do full theater productions. We used a humidifier as a fog machine. It was over the top.

Quotes by Brandon Uranowitz

Growing up, the news agents round my way in Kilburn all had 'Time Out' on their shopfronts. The logo is a London icon.

Quotes by Bradley Wiggins

I listen to the same things that a lot of my fans do, and I grew up in much the same way they're growing up.

Quotes by Brad Paisley

Athletics are not my wheelhouse because sports were mean to this uncoordinated kid growing up, a 6-foot-2 14-year-old who never could do a layup.

Quotes by Brad Garrett

In my neighborhood growing up, 8, 10,12 kids were the norm. Those stay-at-home moms would handle so much physically and emotionally. Even in my early teens, I could tell those ladies were something.

Quotes by Bonnie Hunt

My heroes, growing up, were people like Andy Kaufman and Groucho Marx and people that very rarely drop the persona.

Quotes by Bobcat Goldthwait

My mom played the recorder. But not having electricity, we had minimal exposure to music. As I got a little older, we had Walkmans and things that were battery-powered, but it would have been nice to be growing up in...

Quotes by Bode Miller

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

Quotes by Bobby McFerrin

When I was growing up on our 53-acre dairy farm, we were obsessed with food; it was the center of our lives. We planted it, grew it, harvested it, peeled it, cooked it, served it, consumed it - endlessly, day...

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater.

Quotes by Bobby Cannavale

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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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