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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing Up Quotes
Childhood memories, changed towns, and questions of identity.
These quotes span the specific texture of growing up - undecided ambitions, hometowns that later feel transformed, and early sporting or family memories that stick for life. Related reflections continue in Experience.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in any sort of spotlight is difficult. Everything is magnified.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up the way I did, being an actor in Hollywood was definitely never a plausible career choice at all.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in the Libya of the 1970s, I remember the prevalence of local bands who were as much influenced by Arabic musical traditions as by the Rolling Stones or the Beatles. But the project of 'Arabisation' soon got to them, too, and western musical instruments were declared forbidden as 'instruments of imperialism.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in a lower-income family, you don't have the resources to make ends meet and you have to find creative ways to get by.
- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was restricted at home from playing video games until I reached university.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the United Methodist Church, and church was always a very big part of my growing up.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up on an all-boys' team wasn't the easiest thing. I'd have guys come after me on the ice and just hit me because I'm a girl. I'd have parents heckling me from the stands, other parents not wanting me on the team, not making certain teams just because I was a girl.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, I was told I was stupid and that I would never achieve. I suffered from dyslexia, and in those days it wasn't recognised.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously growing up, the ultimate dream is to play for Fiji. When I was growing up, everyone wanted to play for Fiji on the biggest stage, which is Hong Kong Sevens, and then the other events on the HSBC Series. So I guess the biggest moment I can have is to play against Fiji: my homeland.
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- Nov 07, 2020
After 'Dil Aashna Hai,' I became busy, as my daughters Esha and Ahana were growing up, and I had to look after them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learnt music, since this is a part and parcel of growing up in a traditional Tamil Brahmin family. In fact, I've even given three exams in music when I was young.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I wanted to be a fashion designer, which I'm still in school for. Like, that's what I want to be: a fashion designer.
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- Nov 07, 2020