Quotes by Growing Up When you get into this business you have to grow up quickly. But I wouldn't say I've lost any of my childhood, I've always been a mature child. My Mom says I've been like that since I was little kid. I make time for my friends and I make time for things that other kids do. This is a business and I knew what I was getting into. I make time for being a kid, but I also know when to put on my business hat and go for the business. Aaliyah growing-up mom business Growing up from Nirvana to all the bands I was listening to at the teenage time, those were my best friends, more than my real friends. Those were the people that sang me to sleep or gave me the confidence I needed to go to first period. When we're all so insecure with weird stuff, when we're having weird feelings toward girls or guys, or whatever. It's the insecurity of life that we all go through. So music helped me. Aaron Bruno teenage growing-up girl When it came to music growing up, it wasn't just gospel and R&B. My uncle brought rock 'n' roll to me when I was younger, and I loved it. I was open to all music. Aaron Dontez Yates rocks uncles growing-up There's a song called 'The Lights of My Hometown' that goes back to me growing up a regular kid. I mean, I lived in a town that I loved, but was too small for the dreams I was dreaming. You leave thinking the world has a lot more to offer than your hometown, only to realize years down the road that no matter where you grow up, you will never be able to recreate the innocence and feeling of 'home' anywhere else in the world. No matter who you are, or where that little town is, that's something we all have in common. Aaron Lines growing-up dream song Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly. Aaron Neville growing-up mother house I don't want to analyze myself or anything, but I think, in fact I know this to be true, that I enter the world through what I write. I grew up believing, and continue to believe, that I am a screw-up, that growing up with my family and friends, I had nothing to offer in any conversation. But when I started writing, suddenly there was something that I brought to the party that was at a high-enough level. Aaron Sorkin growing-up party believe I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre. Aaron Tveit growing-up sports kids Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star. Abbie Cornish growing-up stars night Now it is the blood of Jesus which saves, and it is the same blood which cleanses and sanctifies; and as we had to come lo Jesus to be plunged into the fountain, so we have to abide in Jesus by fellowship, to grow up into Christlikeness. Abbott Eliot Kittredge growing-up blood jesus My dad was so much fun growing up. Abby Elliott growing-up dad fun I come from a great family and I was raised by wonderful parents. There is no question that I was given a lot of interesting and unique opportunities growing up...But I think people often misunderstand that I work as hard and want things just as badly as anybody else. Abby Huntsman growing-up opportunity thinking Growing up in Poland, I didn't have the experience of going to Disneyland as a child, so I don't have any childhood memories connected to it, good or bad. Abel Korzeniowski growing-up memories children Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America? Abraham Polonsky growing-up nice children Well to me growing, up I've had my own psychological war with my parents dying at such a young age. My mother was killed by a drunk driver, then two months later my father drowned. He was out with his friends drinking and on medication for depression, and he didn't come out of the water alive. Growing up with sexual abuse and having to be in gangs and dealing with my own trauma; finding the cultural identity when I was 16, and learning those traditional ways saved me from hurting myself. Adam Beach growing-up hurt mother When Asian people grow up fast they go to college at 13. White people grow up fast it's about fudge packing and triple D's at 13. Adam Carolla growing-up humor funny You can't have a decent food culture without a decent coffee culture: the two things grow up together. Adam Gopnik food-culture growing-up coffee The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are. Adam Lambert growing-up believe kids Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley Matthews. Our family thought if you could be unselfish your teammates would always like you. Adam Oates growing-up soccer father To grow up is to discover what one is unequal to. Adam Phillips growing-up grows I'm kind of glad that I was able to properly grow up before becoming a massive movie star. Adam Rayner growing-up becoming stars 1234567891011»