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Growing Up Quotes (page 16)

I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth. Cathy Rigby
My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense. Hugh Jackman
I think from here on it's up to me to prove that I'm growing up and that I have other things to say, but in terms of the show it definitely gave me all of the opportunities I've had so far. Shiri Appleby
When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is always wearing a black cape so you always know who he is. Then you grow up and you realize that Prince Charming is not as easy to find as you thought. You realize the bad guy is not wearing a black cape and he's not easy to spot; he's really funny, and he makes you laugh, and he has perfect hair. Taylor Swift
Paula Poundstone quote: "Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when..."
Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up ’cause they’re looking for ideas. Paula Poundstone
When I was growing up, no one ever recovered from cancer. I mean, the doc would always tell you it was survivable, but everyone knew that was just bullshit to calm you down. Ozzy Osbourne
It was a hairline crack, one might never have noticed, except for the fact it grew wider and wider, until there was a canyon between them. A child's job, ostensibly, was to grow up. So why, when it happened, did a parent feel so disappointed? Jodi Picoult
These boys, now, were living as we'd been living then, they were growing up with a rush and their heads bumped abruptly against the low ceiling of their actual possibilities. They were filled with rage. All they really knew were two darknesses, the darkness of their lives, which were now closing in on them, and the darkness of the movies, which had blinded them to that other darkness, and in which they now, vindictively, dreamed, at once more together than they were at any other time, and... James Baldwin
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "We all have this moment, when your folks first see you as..."
We all have this moment, when your folks first see you as someone not growing up to be them. Chuck Palahniuk
Haruki Murakami quote: "Both were rather precocious, and like many precocious young..."
Both were rather precocious, and like many precocious young people they found it hard to grow up. Haruki Murakami
Barbara Kingsolver quote: "Perhaps growing up meant we put our knives away and feigned..."
Perhaps growing up meant we put our knives away and feigned ignorance of the damage. Barbara Kingsolver
Michael Ondaatje quote: "We own the country we grow up in, or we are aliens and invaders."
We own the country we grow up in, or we are aliens and invaders. Michael Ondaatje
Humans are the most advanced of mammals--although a case could be made for the dolphins--because they seldom grow up. Behavioral traits such as curiosity about the world, flexibility of response, and playfulness are common to practically all young mammals but are usually rapidly lost with the onset of maturity in all but humans. Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature. Tom Robbins
Charles Spurgeon quote: "If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we..."
If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up. Charles Spurgeon
I think you don't grow up until you stop worrying about other people's purposes or lack of them and find the purposes you believe in for yourself. Orson Scott Card

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