Quotes About Upbringing

When I was growing up in Texas, I didn't think there was anywhere else to live; that's how we're raised in Texas.

I grew up in Texas, and I think anybody who grows up in the Midwest or in the South, it's just a different way of life.

I'm just a kid from El Paso, Texas.

I was kind of sheltered. I grew up in Silsbee, Texas, a town of 3,000 people.

My father grew up in West Texas, in Lubbock, and I've got family here, and I grew up a Dallas Cowboy fan all my life.

I felt like it was the space that I could be the most authentic of anywhere because of how I grew up. Even though some of the songs and some of the texture wasn't what I like, I felt like country music was more authentic, in general, than anywhere else.

I know when I was little, having my Thai mom, even I was weird about fish sauce and fish heads and clams. I kind of sided with my dad because he was a big American guy. So, we were very meat and potatoes, but I really wish I had grown up appreciating my mom's taste a bit more.

My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be able to pay your bills. You do not get into debt. And I never have been.

Thank goodness I was brought up with the grounding of my parents, and taught manners.

I look back and thank God for my parents who were supportive.

My mom would still be mad if I didn't say 'please' and 'thank you.'

Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.

My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she taught me that the world is a glorious place. She taught me to embrace humanity. And she'd say there's never an excuse for joy. And to be thankful.

Everyone loves to praise me on my character, which I'm so thankful for. But that's a true testament speaking to my parents, how they raised me.

Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

My brother and I had a lot of freedom growing up, and thankfully, we both turned out OK.

I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion.

Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner.

I grew up under Thatcher; the era of apartheid; the era of the poll tax; the era of riots. I remember Neil Kinnock was a hero.

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has grown with the years not just of Germany but of all continental Europe.

I grew up in a very political household. My mum used to shout at the television. At Mrs. Thatcher.

I grew up in Mill Hill. All potteries, mining. Then once Maggie Thatcher closed the pits down, it became a bit depressed.

My dad is a preacher. Growing up, I went to church every time the doors were open.