Quotes About Upbringing

I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used to hang around. His mama would bring him around. He was just a natural.

I grew up in the happiest home - my parents were really adventurous, and I was very lucky.

I had a really hard time growing up; we were a large family, and we didn't have much money at home.

I try to see the lightness of life, and that comes from having a hard time growing up.

The mantra I grew up with was that no matter where you came from, hard work and education could set you free.

I grew up in Northumberland, a happy child in a loving, hard-working family.

I was raised by a hardcore feminist.

I'm a diligent person, and that came directly from having hardworking parents.

I was raised by some very grounded, hardworking, Middle America parents.

I don't think the arts would have been as meaningful to me if I hadn't grown up in Harlem.

I grew up on 135th Street. I grew up on the poor side of New York. I grew up in Harlem.

I'm from Harlem, born and raised there.

I credit a lot of my success to being from Harlem, growing up there.

I had a paper route at eight years old in Harlem.

I don't remember ever not singing. My mother loved music, and she taught me songs, country music, spirituals. I would sing for people and pass the hat when I was 4.

I grew up in a nonpolitical family. My mother basically hated everybody.

My parents separated when I was very small. I grew up with my mother, and I was a single child then. She was very independent, doing her things and having fun alone and working.

I grew up in an environment where I could see the kind of havoc alcohol can create.

While growing up, I saw how finances can play havoc in anybody's life. While we were comfortable, money didn't come easy.

Hawaii is a beautiful place to bring up a family.

Some people's parents listened to the Beatles... but my family is Alquimia, Celia Cruz, and Carlos Vives - this old, rich Colombian music. I loved hearing that while I was growing up.

Believe me, I don't let my kids run wild. They are all such good kids with good hearts. They make me so proud!

The way a woman or a man handles themselves, at a certain age I can't blame you for the way you act, because somebody didn't bring you up right, and the betterment is why I have a foundation titled Angels and Hearts. That's why I have Trey's Angels: to let women know that they are angels.

I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That's the truth.