Growing Quotes - page 17

I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to really feel things, to laugh, to cry, to explode outward. I could do anything and it was totally accepted and appreciated. If I hadn't gone into the theater, I probably would have been a psychotic killer. (Faith Prince)
Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging and the growth of 0% balance transfer credit cards. By 2008 the UK had the highest ratio of household debt to GDP of any major economy. View quote
Frances O'Grady
May you live to see the green grass growing over your grave. View quote
Frank R. Stockton
We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy. View quote
Franklin Raines
We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism. View quote
George W. Romney
I am growing old, and my future, so to speak, is already behind me. View quote
George Wald
When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school so that my family had some money and I could pay my school fees. It was a tough life. View quote
George Weah
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist 'cause of him. View quote
Georges St-Pierre
We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up. View quote
Geri Halliwell
Although we didn't have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us. View quote
Goran Ivanisevic
If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing. (Gail Sheehy)
Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains. View quote
Gale Norton
I can't stop watching 'Pan Am.' When I was growing up, my father worked as an engineer in Turkey, and we always flew Pan Am. The stewardesses were so glamorous! When they gave me a set of those golden wings, I felt very grown-up. Not only is the show's plot full of mystery and infidelity, they get the period details just right. View quote
Gayle King
I went through some real challenges growing up. I joined the Army two weeks out of high school when I was 17, and never looked back. View quote
Geoff Davis
All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments. View quote
Geoff Mulgan
And so in my warnings, I was pointing to a number of incidents around the communion that could undermine our growing sense of communion - of becoming a global communion. So that's why I pointed to New Westminster in Canada, to incidents in the United States, and Sydney itself. View quote
George Carey
In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission. View quote
George Carey
If I had to come up with something that just came to me, I think growing up in a small town, I want knowledge. I still think today, knowledge is one of the keys. View quote
Herschel Walker
Because my parents, growing up, they worked hard. Everyone in my family woke up early in the morning. I used to see my mother and my father go off to work, and come back and, no matter what, they had time for the kids. View quote
Herschel Walker
I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.' View quote
Howard E. Wasdin
I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards. (Hugh Dancy)
Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills? View quote
Hugh Mackay
Growing up in eastern Turkey, I was not really involved with the family business - sheep and cow farming, yogurt and cheese making. But I think I learned from my father the unspoken business language or instincts that go back thousands of years. View quote
Hamdi Ulukaya
Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement. View quote
Hanoi Hannah
When I look in the mirror I see the girl I was when I was growing up, with braces, crooked teeth, a baby face and a skinny body. View quote
Heather Locklear