4,004 Quotes About Growing-up


  • Author Catherine Zeta-Jones
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    I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start auditioning for theater.

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  • Author Émile Zola
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    These young people naturally grow up with ideas different from ours, for they are born for times when we shall no longer be here

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  • Author Frank Zappa
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    I have four children, and I want them to grow up in a country that has a working First Amendment.

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  • Author Frank Zappa
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    In every language, the first word after "Mama!" that every kid learns to say is "Mine!" A system that doesn't allow ownership, that doesn't allow you to say "Mine!" when you grow up, has

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  • Author Jacob Zuma
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    Same sex marriage is a disgrace to the nation and to God. When I was growing up, ‘ungqingili’ [homosexuals in isiZulu] could not stand in front of me, I would knock him out.

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  • Author Markus Zusak
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    When I was growing up, I wanted to be a house painter like my father, but I was always screwing up when I went to work with him. I had a talent for knocking over paint and painting myself into corners. I also realized fairly quickly that painting bored me.

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  • Author Markus Zusak
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    Living in Sydney, I've taken the chance to start surfing again. One of my best memories of growing up is catching my first proper wave and surfing across it and my brother cheering at me from the shore.

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