Growing Quotes
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We are Republicans. But we are Americans first. It is as Americans that we express our concern with the growing confusion that threatens the security and stability of our country.
Margaret Chase Smith
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In the ’60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women’s rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn’t just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.
George Clooney
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I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.
Lily James
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In an information society, education is no mere amenity; it is the prime tool for growing people and profits.
John Naisbitt
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I used to work at this store called Music Plus in San Clemente, California, when I was growing up, and then they became Blockbuster Music, and, like, you had to get a haircut to work there, and at the time I had some pretty long hair. So after that policy was imposed, I knew that was going to be my last summer working there.
Jorge Garcia
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Especially while television I think is going through some growing pains or is in need of - I think current comedy is a bit, uh, not happening, you know?
Jenna Elfman
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I try to be respectful and talk to any fan and sign anything that anyone wants. Without the fans, you're not much. You need fans to do this job. I've got a nice little following, and it seems to be growing as each thing comes out.
Aneurin Barnard
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Growing up in Hampton, the face of science was brown like mine.
Margot Lee Shetterly
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Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.
Mike Johanns
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Clearly there have been some very strong performances in the computer technology stocks. This is an area that's growing rapidly, and there's a lot of excitement in the market.
Clinton Morrison
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I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes.
Leila Slimani
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Although investors have been concerned with China's slowing growth rate, China remains one of the largest and fastest-growing economies in the world.
Mark Mobius
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Three years into the war, tens of thousands of American troops remain targets of a growing Iraqi insurgency.
Jan Schakowsky
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My wife tells me I always have to have a project. A 'projectophile' or something. It's true. I always feel like the grass is growing under my feet.
John Lithgow
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It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.
George MacDonald
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When I was growing up, nothing unpleasant was shown in the home. And when I was in art school, the only art that was presented to me was Abstract Expressionism. But I was interested in the grim stuff. It seemed more exciting.
Peter Saul
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Growing up in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, I had a wonderful life, one that I have not experienced anywhere since, even after living in nine countries.
Clemantine Wamariya
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There you are. The sight of the changing world is miraculous and heartbreaking, both at the same time. --But so it is for me too. The heartbreaking side of growing old is not in the things around one but in oneself.
Simone de Beauvoir
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Lars Ulrich, he was my hero growing up. I wanted to be like him. I played the drums.
Derek Cianfrance
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I see more people all the time feeling something growing from within them to more fully realize their heart's desire, their desire to give more, to be more, to do more.
Barbara Marx Hubbard
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I had this duality growing up with my dad being a strict Catholic and his brother being a priest and my mother finding God in nature, so I've taken a little from both [traditions].
David LaChapelle
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I didn't have the easiest time growing up; it's no secret. We were just poor.
AJ Lee
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When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.
Martin Scorsese
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Growing up in Vegas, over time you get to see shows like Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, I mean, The Rat Pack ran Vegas way, way back, and I'm a huge fan of that whole era and vibe.
Ne-Yo