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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
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter.
- Mathematics
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my family, as in most middle-class Indian families I knew when I was growing up, science and mathematics were held in awe.
- Space
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's been a huge recurring thing in growing up - allowing two things to exist in the same space even though, instinctively, they might not be designated to.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents manage my money, though growing up I was very hands on with investments and made all the decisions, even on behalf of my parents.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't actually watch that much TV, but I was obsessed with 'Dawson's Creek' growing up. And 'Freaks and Geeks.' And '8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.'
- Hanging
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Will and I were growing up in Los Angeles, his girlfriends were always Israeli, so we'd always be hanging out with Israelis in L.A.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up for me in the Philippines was hard to read comic books because I'm blind.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because we had no money when I was growing up, when I started dancing, I wasn't allowed to be frivolous - my mum made me go to every lesson because she was paying for it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in eastern Germany, I knew of Superman, but he didn't resonate emotionally with me.
- Golden
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, growing up in Pittsburgh, they had a 'Golden Gloves' program through the Boys and Girls Club. In Pittsburgh, New York, Philly, Washington, those areas, I would go and spar at competitions.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020