Quotes About Upbringing

Comfortably middle-class, I had shopped for years at the likes of Saks outlet Off Fifth, Banana Republic, and Zara. My mom raised me to believe clothes should be comfortable and practical, not frivolous.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble.

We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.

I grew up on a farm, so there were rifles around. Every March around springtime, there's a big hunt that goes on, and you go out and hunt down all the pheasants. I actually never shot the pheasants; I'm not a big fan of killing animals myself.

I grew up hunting with shotguns and rifles, and we had a gun in every corner of the living room. I'm not a gun advocate, but that's the way I grew up.

I used to to hustle growing up.

Oh, my dad listens to a lot of 2Pac, Ice Cube and WC. That's what he was listening to a lot when we were growing up. He's always been a fan of hip-hop.

My mother was never very famous when I was growing up, so it wasn't so difficult. It was only when I left home and went to university that she become this style icon.

Children don't have anywhere to go except cinema halls, malls and restaurants. All three aren't ideal places for kids to grow up in.

Most of my ideals and stuff really come from my mother.

I just grew up in the States, so I feel like I identify more with the American culture.

My mother has brought me up in a manner that has allowed me to retain my values, ideologies, and philosophies. I was let loose, just enough to develop an individual personality.

We didn't even have a T.V. in my house until I was 13. My dad called it the 'idiot box.'

My father is my idol, and I have grown up watching his films. He is my biggest influence and inspiration. I have learnt a lot from him, and I am who I am because of him. I'm extremely grateful to him for that.

I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls.

We were brought up in a very happy family and I can't whinge about my childhood because it was idyllic.

I grew up in Illinois.

I grew up in Illinois, went out east to school, and went back to Illinois to teach... Illinois is a great state for ethics.

Daily contact with boys who had not been brought up as gently as I worked an immediate and, in some respects, a beneficial change in my character.

Getting a good education was of immense importance to my parents.

I grew up in San Diego with immigrant parents, before the food blogs, before this kind of celebrity chef culture we know now.

My parents were immigrants and janitors.

I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back.