Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo. Votes: 2
Zoe SaldanaAt twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. Votes: 2
Benjamin FranklinDivorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home that's broken. Votes: 2
Mike HuckabeeTo exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. Votes: 2
Henri BergsonI never played a musical instrument growing up but I knew kids who did and took it very seriously. Votes: 2
Kevin JamesAs you change so does your definition of fun. You're not lame, you're growing up. Votes: 1
Trent SheltonGrowing up is such a barbarous business, full of inconvenience... and pimples. Votes: 0
James M. BarrieGrowing up in England, I was constantly surrounded by the Arthurian legend. Votes: 0
Jamie Campbell BowerIsn't that what growing up is all about - learning to outlast despair? Votes: 0
William Sloane CoffinThere was nothing exceptional about growing up as the son of a congressman. Votes: 0
Duncan D. HunterWe all get misinformation growing up about people who are different from ourselves. Votes: 0
Beverly Daniel TatumGrowing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished. Votes: 0
Lois McMaster BujoldI am Peter Pan. He represents youth, childhood, never growing up, magic, flying. Votes: 0
Michael JacksonI think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone. Votes: 0
Emily RatajkowskiMy favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo. Votes: 0
Josh YoungGrowing up, I watched shows such as 'Blackadder' and 'Monty Python' with my parents. Votes: 0
Mathew BayntonGrowing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives. Votes: 0
Chris HemsworthFreddie Mercury, to me, was probably the most important frontman to me growing up. Votes: 0
Gerard WayYou must pay the penalty of growing-up, Paul. You must leave fairyland behind you. Votes: 0
Lucy Maud MontgomeryGrowing up, I kind of adopted that mentality, going all out, being a warrior. Votes: 0
Nonito DonaireI'm sorry, Alabama fans. I'm from New York and didn't watch football growing up. Votes: 0
Dominique EasleyGrowing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly. Votes: 0
Aaron NevilleGrowing up, 'Newsday' was the paper that was delivered to my doorstep every day. Votes: 0
Kevin ConnollyI've always been a strong family advocate. I had a wonderful family growing up. Votes: 0
Cheryl LaddGrowing up isn't simply getting old... Growing up is when you don't believe anymore. Votes: 0
Walt DisneyGrowing up in inner-city Glasgow, it sometimes seemed to me money hadn't been invented. Votes: 0
Jack BruceI love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up. Votes: 0
Michael B. JordanMovies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies. Votes: 0
Owen WilsonIt certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents. Votes: 0
Mallory OrtbergI played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball. Votes: 0
Maggie LawsonEmotionally, shows like 'Cheers' and 'Taxi' were classic sitcoms when I was growing up. Votes: 0
Dan HarmonShe's been through growing up without a mother & makes my heart all of a sudden. Votes: 0
Kang Seung-joGrowing up is when you understand you get what you give, not what you're given. Votes: 0
Guy BrowningChildren are very addicting. Once they start growing up, you miss when they were little. Votes: 0
Heidi KlumThis is growing up, having to stomp out love, this is how people turn terrible. Votes: 0
Michelle TeaGrowing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. Votes: 0
Lily JamesI listened to all the Misfits albums growing up and Red Hot Chili Peppers, too. Votes: 0
Jose GonzalezI've always been really hot on westerns. All my life growing up, cowboy, cowboy, cowboy. Votes: 0
Morgan FreemanGrowing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose. Votes: 0
Mike JohannsEquestrian and sailing are sports for people growing up on the mean streets of Connecticut. Votes: 0
Craig FergusonWe're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up. Votes: 0
Geri HalliwellWhen we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair. Votes: 0
Tamsin GreigI've only ever known growing up across different countries - to me it's just fun. Votes: 0
Lily CollinsThe advantage of growing up with siblings is that you become very good at fractions. Votes: 0
Robert BreaultI've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. Votes: 0
Kevin CorriganGrowing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic. Votes: 0
Chris Van AllsburgThere are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify. Votes: 0
Brandon RouthI loved growing up in Montclair... I think it's grown and changed and embraced change. Votes: 0
Warren Littlefield...weâre just kids growing up on an island, doing bad things in pretty places. Votes: 0
Kaui Hart HemmingsIt's part of growing up, I suppose"¦you always have to leave something behind you. Votes: 0
Neil GaimanBatman Returns' was a huge movie and one of my favorites growing up. It's incredible. Votes: 0
Robin Lord TaylorPerhaps growing up meant we put our knives away and feigned ignorance of the damage. Votes: 0
Barbara KingsolverI was mostly into comedies, growing up. That still will always be my favorite thing. Votes: 0
Emma StoneActing was my after-school activity. I never planned on growing up and becoming an actor. Votes: 0
Sara PaxtonHe wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies. Votes: 0
Holly BlackWhen I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education. Votes: 0
Nicola SturgeonI've grown up with kids watching me and as they're growing up, I'm growing up. Votes: 0
Amanda BynesGrowing up, my next door neighbor was my best friend and an only child too. Votes: 0
Miranda CosgroveAs a child growing up during the Korean War, I knew poverty. I studied by candlelight. Votes: 0
Ban Ki-moonGrowing up too fast and I do recall, Wishin' time would stop right in it's tracks. Votes: 0
Kenny Chesney[Flying kite with my friends] is one of the seminal memories of growing up for me. Votes: 0
Khaled HosseiniWhen we were growing up, our mother taught us never to have your belly button exposed. Votes: 0
Mary-Kate OlsenI loved cinema while growing up and, for the longest time, wanted to be a director. Votes: 0
Robert CarlyleI was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be. Votes: 0
Candice SwanepoelI played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying. Votes: 0
Jason BatemanGrowing up is like taking down the sides of your house and letting strangers walk in. Votes: 0
Maureen DalyGrowing up, I was always in normal public school which is very important in my eyes. Votes: 0
Tahj MowryThat's so important for children when they're growing up, to have a strong male role model. Votes: 0
Mary BadhamAs a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed. Votes: 0
Erik EstradaGrowing up, around the dinner table my father and I didn't talk sports. We talked business. Votes: 0
Jared KushnerI might have been curious about actors' lives when I was growing up. That's human nature. Votes: 0
Michael FassbenderWhen I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. Votes: 0
Dorothy AllisonA lot of Hollywood couples get married young and wind up growing out of their relationship. Votes: 0
Patti StangerI didn't have a choice growing up but to be more insecure because others had more. Votes: 0
Shania TwainIt's funny, growing up there was never anybody around me with any kind of artistic bent. Votes: 0
Nick OffermanI trained in Toronto with a private acting teacher, who was wonderful, for years growing up. Votes: 0
Megan ParkThere's something sexy in cooking for a man who likes my food. Am I growing up? Votes: 0
Joseph BoydenThe thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up Votes: 0
Luke WilsonCan you believe our Ash is getting laid? Our baby is growing up. I'm so proud! Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonGrowing up as a dancer, the stage is really where I love to be performance wise. Votes: 0
Jacob ArtistI actually was the accompanist for a couple of the musicals I was in growing up. Votes: 0
Kirsten NelsonLinking up the things you were with the things you become is what growing up is. Votes: 0
James L. BrooksThe thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up. Votes: 0
Luke WilsonGrowing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do. Votes: 0
Ginnifer GoodwinIn a house without a genuine kitchen, one of the delights of growing up is lost. Votes: 0
James BeardI'm a huge candy fan. My favorite growing up was always Sour Belts or Sour Straws. Votes: 0
Kendall SchmidtI was obsessed with Jim Carrey growing up. It's why I wanted to become an actor. Votes: 0
Sebastian StanI'd always been quite quiet growing up, and singing was a way of having a voice. Votes: 0
Leona LewisGrowing up, my family wasn't very tight. We were more like a tour group with secrets... Votes: 0
Dennis MillerGrowing up, my room was covered in posters. I was like, "I want to make posters." Votes: 0
Ryan McGinleyIn the pie chart of my brain growing up, there's a huge slice for 'Ghostbusters.' Votes: 0
Evan GoldbergI don't want my kids growing up believing that there is nothing destructive in the world. Votes: 0
Chuck ConnorsI love video games. When I was growing up, video games were very important to me. Votes: 0
Ben SchwartzOne of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book. Votes: 0
Brit MarlingKids aren't growing up with a sense of television as the aspirational place for their ideas. Votes: 0
Kevin SpaceyGrowing up in Pakistan in the 1980s, I lived in the shadow of a tyrannical state. Votes: 0
Mohsin HamidKids arent growing up with a sense of television as the aspirational place for their ideas. Votes: 0
Kevin SpaceyGrowing up, I never imagined a girl from a border town could one day become a governor. Votes: 0
Susana MartinezI wanted to be Marv Albert or Bob Costas. Those were my favorites growing up. Still are! Votes: 0
Dave Pasch[Paper Girls] is very much is about how we are thinking about our past and growing up. Votes: 0
Cliff ChiangI had a lot of negativity growing up, so I understand how to block the negativity out. Votes: 0
Dwight HowardSometimes I just wanted to raise my hands and stop. But stop what? Maybe just growing up. Votes: 0
Patti SmithThe Comedy Store attracts all types of people, growing up I was able to meet them all. Votes: 0
Pauly ShoreI was taught to fighter like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali when I was growing up. Votes: 0
Nonito DonaireWhen we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley. Votes: 0
Paul McCartneyI worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s. Votes: 0
Lionel HamptonGrowing up I had lots of role models. Looking back, my parents were my first role models. Votes: 0
Kumar SangakkaraMy parents were very supportive when I was growing up and have been all the way through. Votes: 0
Lena DunhamMy profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get. Votes: 0
Laurie MetcalfI'm too careful with money - comes out of being poor for several years while growing up. Votes: 0
Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniGrowing up, I was never the kind of girl to dream about wedding dresses and pretty houses. Votes: 0
Louise NurdingI started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was growing up. Votes: 0
Stephanie MillerI mostly played 'Pac-Man', but I played 'The Sims' with my kids when they were growing up. Votes: 0
Lea ThompsonIn my mind, my music is kind of inseparable from my hometown and my life growing up. Votes: 0
Drew HolcombI was a fat girl growing up and had to change schools because kids were so mean. Votes: 0
Sara BareillesI wish I had been home more when the children were growing up. I missed a lot. Votes: 0
Billy GrahamGrowing up as a little kid, I wasn't always this size. I got picked on a lot. Votes: 0
Terrell OwensI was so poor growing up...if I wasn't a boy...I'd have nothing to play with. Votes: 0
Rodney DangerfieldI learned to cook from my mom. Most of what I ate growing up was Italian cooking. Votes: 0
Steve AlbiniGrowing up, I had a very happy childhood, with two parents who are still very much together. Votes: 0
Kate WinsletWhen my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody one. Votes: 0
Princess MargaretI was a typical teen growing up in the 1960s, when everybody was into gurus and meditation, Votes: 0
David SuchetAlmost every girl falls in love with the wrong man, I suppose it's part of growing up. Votes: 0
Natalie WoodIt was great growing up a nomad. To this day I still love hiking and back packing. Votes: 0
Jared LetoWhile growing up, every sitcom you could think of, I would watch it, and I loved it. Votes: 0
Jennifer Bini TaylorI play mostly guitar, and I played drums in my brother's band for a while growing up. Votes: 0
Darren CrissI never had that many friends growing up so I learned to be okay with just me. Votes: 0
Priscilla AhnGrowing up I never got into comic books at all. I didn't have any inspiration for it. Votes: 0
Scarlett JohanssonI was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though. Votes: 0
Jeremy LinI love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop. Votes: 0
Amy SedarisGrowing up in Sweden, I decided pretty early on that I wanted to go to acting school. Votes: 0
Helena MattssonYou have two numbers in your age when you are ten. It's the beginning of growing up. Votes: 0
Maud Hart LovelaceI have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow. Votes: 0
Magnus MagnussonI never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper. Votes: 0
John McLaughlinGrowing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work. Votes: 0
Caroline KennedyI was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was. Votes: 0
Caitlyn JennerGrowing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas. Votes: 0
Jeff DunhamYou may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books. Votes: 0
St. LuciaWhen I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did. Votes: 0
Roddy DoyleI was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Back then they didn't even know what dyslexia was. Votes: 0
Bruce JennerWhen I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio. Votes: 0
Reggie LeeWhen I was growing up, one or two girls were beautiful, but it was not an aspiration, right? Votes: 0
Susie OrbachGrowing up, theres a lot of pressure to be normal. But normal isnt as fun as being yourself. Votes: 0
Bridgit MendlerI'm not trying to be like what I thought an NBA player is supposed to be growing up. Votes: 0
Kevin DurantI sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say. Votes: 0
Justin TimberlakeBy growing up in Alabama, I had a melting pot of the whole pie: R&B, gospel, country. Votes: 0
Lionel RichieThe process of growing up is to be valued for what we gain, not for what we lose. Votes: 0
C. S. LewisI did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits. Votes: 0
Kristin KreukThere was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God? Votes: 0
Eddie IzzardA flapper is just a little girl trying to grow up - in the process of growing up. Votes: 0
Colleen MooreI did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.' Votes: 0
Sarah ShahiI was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon master in my D&D game. Votes: 0
David BenioffMy brother and I had a lot of freedom growing up, and thankfully, we both turned out OK. Votes: 0
Nikki ReedI have a lot of growing up to do. I realized that the other day inside my fort. Votes: 0
Zach GalifianakisWhen I was growing up in the '60s I would have thought that westerns would last forever. Votes: 0
Joe DanteWhen I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs. Votes: 0
Gary Clark, Jr.I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types. Votes: 0
Stephen ManganElia Kazan - the films he made were such a big deal for me when I was growing up. Votes: 0
Alden EhrenreichGrowing up in Rhode Island, my friends would have strung me up if I had been a Yankees fan. Votes: 0
Charlie DayCharles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear. Votes: 0
Shannon MillerI didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids. Votes: 0
Kenyon MartinThe main thing I got from growing up in a suburb is the boredom you have as a child. Votes: 0
Alia ShawkatGrowing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy. Votes: 0
Nonito DonaireI was never a kind of superhero fan much growing up, I'm not a kind of comic book kid. Votes: 0
Joe WrightI've done karate quite a lot growing up so I did do a kind of quite long karate scene. Votes: 0
Suki WaterhouseIt was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day. Votes: 0
Roddy DoyleI had a ton of animals; I had a goat growing up, a bunch of rabbits, a vegetable garden. Votes: 0
Kelli WilliamsWe all have this moment, when your folks first see you as someone not growing up to be them. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukI had a great time with baseball growing up. I was lucky to grow up with it and to learn. Votes: 0
Nick JohnsonA boy has two jobs. One is just being a boy. The other is growing up to be a man. Votes: 0
Herbert HooverWe can all agree that first loves can be a scary thing, and that growing up is hard to do. Votes: 0
Meg CabotI may have grown up in the Age of Aquarius, but I'm growing old in the Age of the Acronym. Votes: 0
Roy Peter ClarkMy parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more. Votes: 0
Rose ByrneGrowing up, I wasnt sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.
Daniella AlonsoAny time you can have your logo or your name on a shoe, growing up that's a dream come true.
John WallEven with the best intentions, growing apart might just be an inevitable part of growing up.
Megan McCaffertyI think the major problem in growing up is to become sophisticated without becoming cynical.
Robert A. HeinleinI love being a Met. It was my favorite team growing up, so to be a Met to me is very special.
David WrightI like growing up; I feel like I have an old soul. I like the age to match as much as it can.
Elizabeth GilliesEven under the best of circumstances, there's just something so damn tragic about growing up.
Jonathan TropperJust being young and growing up in this business is hard. Just growing up in general is hard.
Justin BieberGrowing up, you look at guys like Jeff Thomson as heroes, so going past him is pretty special.
Brett LeeWe hated Cleveland growing up. There's a lot of people in Cleveland we still hate to this day.
LeBron JamesI watched a few of Warren Beatty films when I was growing up...my Dad loved 'Heaven Can Wait.'
Lily CollinsWhen I was growing up I never babysat. I was considered to 'punk rock' to be trusted with kids.
Angelina JolieGrowing up in the 70s and 80s, it took effort to be a nerd. You had to seek out the nerd stuff.
Chris HardwickTo a young kid growing up in Canada, America seemed to be crazy about the future; dazzled by it.
Graydon CarterI didnt really watch Dallas growing up, as I was a bit young and into other things, like sports.
Jesse MetcalfeGrowing up in music motivated me. I applied that to my education and it made me a better person.
RaekwonI love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.
Sandra BrownFashion is in my blood. Growing up, I was always clacking around the house in my mother's shoes.
Sophia BushI was a big fan of Kurt Russell growing up and I always wanted to be the modern day Kurt Russell.
Adam SandlerGrowing up in a business-orientated family meant that I naturally learnt the tricks of the trade.
Anne RobinsonI don't know. I'd be a lot better off if I would've studied more when I was growing up, you know?
Brian ReganPart of growing up is making sure your sense of reality isn't entirely grounded in your own mind.
David LevithanI had nothing growing up, but I always wanted to be 'sexy,' even before I knew what the word was.
Dolly PartonWhen I was growing up in Wakefield in the 90s I would get in fights for carrying a guitar around.
Gary JarmanI knew nothing but love and devotion when I was growing up. Trust me, it makes everything easier.
Julia QuinnGrowing up is important, and I've got to do that gracefully, but also keep myself at a good pace.
Miley CyrusGrowing up sometimes forces us to confront the distance between our childhood hope and the truth.
Sara ShandlerWhenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.
Tom BradyI'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.
Dev PatelI think sitting in the car with your parents and listening to music is an essential to growing up.
James Vincent McMorrowI know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
Kate BurtonGrowing up in the '60s and the '70s, things certainly seemed more simplistic and easier to digest.
Sandra BernhardNobody thought that I was going to make it to the NBA. I only had a couple of believers growing up.
Dwight HowardWhen I was growing up in the United States and Sweden, I never thought about becoming a politician.
George PapandreouBack in the days when I was growing up, the SWAC had as good of talent as any schools in the state.
James GreenIf the economy is growing, people want to employ more workers. If you hire more labor, wages go up.
Michael HudsonThe only show my mother could afford to take me to when I was growing up was Cats, for my birthday.
Tammy BlanchardWe both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo
Emily GiffinGrowing up leads to growing old and then to dying And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun
John MellencampGrowing up, I realized as an actor I had to figure out how to use my platform in order to give back.
Serinda SwanSo much of growing up is an unbearable waiting. A constant longing for another time. Another season.
Sonia SanchezGrowing up playing jazz and improvising has had a big impact on me, and it translates into my music.
Stephen BrunerMy mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.
Tracee Ellis Ross