Growing Quotes

I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.

T. J. Perkins
- Up
- Think
- Dad
My mom and dad played this music all the time when I was growing up, so to me songs by Jerry Lee and Fats Domino are the classics, they're the best songs ever.

Chris Isaak
- Up
- Time
- Music

I have a generally optimistic temperament and am thrilled by what I see as a rapidly growing food movement, especially among young people who care about how food is produced and what it does to their health and the environment.

Marion Nestle
- People
- Food
- Health
My dad was a scratch golfer growing up. When I'm on the road, I always bring my clubs with me.

Mat Kearney
- Up
- Dad
- Road
An increasing number of people are growing uncomfortable with the gulf between the world's rich and the poor. Ostentatiously splashing your money around simply draws attention to that disparity, and to your own position on the lucky higher ground. It suggests a callousness, an inhumanity, a let's-just-rub-their-noses-in-it arrogance.

Kalle Lasn
- People
- World
- Money
I couldn't believe I was working with Michael Jackson. I thought, growing up as a kid, I thought Michael was a cartoon.

R. Kelly
- Up
- Believe
- Thought
My favorite wrestler growing up was Dean Malenko. He was a very technical wrestler, and when I trained with Shawn Michaels, he wasn't that kind of a technical wrestler. So, when I finally met Regal in 2001, he was that kind of a wrestler, and all of a sudden, I could ask him things, and he would know what I was talking about and how to do it.

Daniel Bryan
- Up
- Know
- Growing Up
In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.

Zach McGowan
- Up
- School
- Reality