Quotes tagged ‘Growing Up’

“I bounced between two houses – I didn’t live [with my Dad] but I got a copy of them keys – and growing up was pretty easy.”

— Juice WRLD, nme.com

“I can't stop you from growing up but I wouldn't miss it for the world”

— Woody and Buzz Lightyear, Woody (voice), Tom Hanks, imdb.com

“To be a grown-up is to be done growing up — as in, done with the part of life that requires parental supervision and support. You’re supposed to be able to survive on your own.”

— Maureen O'Connor, thecut.com

“I don’t think I was encouraged to be my own individual at all.”

— Chris Cornell, spin.com

“I’m trying to figure out ways to describe the people I know and meet. I’m trying to write my life down before it’s too late.”

— Koty Neelis, instagram.com

“It’s strange how you give the people you love so much power over you.”

— Tara Westover, amazon.com

“Over the past few years I’ve done things I would never have had the gumption to do when I was younger, like take a Beyoncé dance class, or use the word “gumption” in an article that other, much-cooler individuals will read. But there’s true beauty in realizing no one is watching to see if you’ll fai…”

— Meghan Nesmith, manrepeller.com

“Taking food out of the Tupperware before heating it up. Did you know you were supposed to do this? I did, but also, I’m hungry.”

— Meghan Nesmith, manrepeller.com

“I feel like all my kids grew up and then they married each other. It's every parents' dream.”

— Greg Daniels, Michael Scott, Steve Carell, imdb.com

“There's always time for a smackeral of wonder.”

— Tom McCarthy, Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder, Greg Brooker, Mark Steven Johnson, Winnie the Pooh, Jim Cummings, imdb.com

“Christopher Robin: I'm not the person I used to be. Winnie The Pooh: You saved us. You're a hero. Christopher Robin: I'm not a hero, Pooh. The fact is, I'm lost. Winnie The Pooh: But I found you.”

— Tom McCarthy, Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder, Greg Brooker, Mark Steven Johnson, Winnie the Pooh, Jim Cummings, imdb.com

“Christopher Robert: I'm not a child anymore. I'm an adult with responsibilities. Winnie the Pooh: Well, that doesn't sound like fun!”

— Tom McCarthy, Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder, Greg Brooker, Mark Steven Johnson, Christopher Robin, Ewan McGregor, imdb.com

“Anabel Banks: But we don't need a nanny. John Banks: We have grown up a good deal in the past year. Mary Poppins: Well, we'll have to see what can be done about that.”

— Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, Emily Blunt, imdb.com

“I have never wanted to grow up and stop playing.”

— Penny Marshall, amazon.com

“M: Is this where you grew up? James Bond: Mm. M: How old were you when they died? James Bond: You know the answer to that. You know the whole story. M: Orphans always make the best recruits.”

— John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, M, Judi Dench, imdb.com

“I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child—What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.”

— Michelle Obama, amazon.com

“I'm fourteen years old; that's almost half-way to thirty. I need my own space.”

— Kati Rocky, Alex Mack, Larisa Oleynik, imdb.com

“When you're little, you learn how to see things that aren't there. And when you grow up, you learn how to make them real.”

— Mike Flanagan, Olivia Crain, Carla Gugino, imdb.com

“I hated the idea of childhood; I thought it was a moment of endless stupidity.”

— Karl Lagerfeld, newyorker.com

“The myth of female empowerment has always been on a collision course with the reality.”

— Lisa Miller, thecut.com