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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
- Favorite Show
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up my favorite show was 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and I loved all the stuff that Norman Lear did.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, it was just me and my mom, so we would play games where we'd listen to the radio and sing harmonies to each other.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, I thought I'd be a lot happier if I was famous and successful and if I had money.
- Bye
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, I had a nanny who would always play 'The Sound of Music' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' so I was always listening to that stuff.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a late bloomer, and that was my issue growing up.
- Eye
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- Nov 07, 2020
I realized why I can cook for different environments. Because of everything I've gone through growing up. Why can I cook for a Hollywood event without blinking an eye? Because I cooked at the Beverly Hilton and because I moved to Villa Park. Why can I cook for kids on Hollywood Boulevard at night? Because I went through it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you played basketball growing up, you learn the importance of follow-through when you shoot: forming the gooseneck, waving good-bye to the ball, reaching into the far off hoop like it's a cookie jar - think Michael Jordan's last shot as a Bull.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, my mom didn't let me watch a lot of TV. She said I couldn't watch 'Friends' or that era of sitcoms.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were so relaxed by the time I was growing up that I got away with a lot more.
- Bowing
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- Nov 07, 2020