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Growing Up Quotes

Most Famous Growing Up Quotes of All Time!

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I really thought, with my background growing up, and my service, and all that, I thought it would be enough for the presidency. But... It sure was enough when I ran for Congress.

Quotes by Bob Dole

Growing up in Bombay, I saw many sick people.

Quotes by Bikram Choudhury

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.

Quotes by Beverley Mitchell

What interests me is what children go through while growing up.

Quotes by Beverly Cleary

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.

Quotes by Beverly Cleary

I played tennis and softball, and we had horses, growing up.

Quotes by Beth Riesgraf

I've always wanted to design a home collection line because growing up, I was obsessed with reorganizing my room.

Quotes by Bethany Mota

I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky.

Quotes by Benny Green

'Starman' was one of my favorite movies growing up.

Quotes by Benji Hughes

We watched a lot of Hong Kong action movies in my house when I was growing up.

Quotes by Benedict Wong

I was definitely an at-risk kid growing up.

Quotes by Ben Carson

St. Louis has a super-rich history of soccer, so I was very fortunate growing up to have coaches that played.

Quotes by Becky Sauerbrunn

I was always a tomboy growing up in Africa.

Quotes by Behati Prinsloo

My mom used to call me a 'jean hoarder' growing up because I had so many pairs of jeans - and I still do.

Quotes by Behati Prinsloo

Look, I had a passion for comic books growing up.

Quotes by Baz Luhrmann

Growing up, I wanted straight hair so bad, like Justin Bieber.

Quotes by Bazzi

That's the one thing I think I have figured out pretty decently well is I'm a performer. I've always been an entertainer; y'know, growing up, that's all I've ever done.

Quotes by Bazzi

I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

Quotes by Bear Grylls

I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village.

Quotes by Barry Hannah

I had a lot of difficulty growing up in a society where everything is very closed-minded, especially with beauty.

Quotes by Barbie Ferreira

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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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