Quotes About Upbringing

I grew up in church.

My mother raised us out of the limelight and told us not to say we were Bruce Lee's children, so I had a normal childhood. I didn't run in Hollywood circles or go to premieres.

I still consider myself working class. I know my circumstances have changed dramatically since I was growing up back in Birkenhead.

I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York.

I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the secular level. And to be a peace marcher, an activist for civil rights, peace and justice.

I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in part, by disparaging men and feeling superior to them.

I was brought up by a Marxist rationalist stepfather, so I don't believe in the supernatural or religion or horoscopes, and the absolute nature of death is quite helpful for me. My husband was there, then he wasn't.

I was raised Jewish and fully embrace the core beliefs of Judaism - the ones that I identify as core beliefs, which are essentially freedom and justice. But the supernatural aspects of religion were never important to me.

I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

I come from Ambedkar Nagar, a small district in Uttar Pradesh 200 kilometres away from Lucknow. My father was an engineer in the army and my mother, Gyan Bala, a health supervisor in a government primary health centre. My father passed away when I was three.

I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.

I grew up in a good family with good parents, and I was able to dream big and have the support to live it out.

I grew up in church, and I have a wonderful family that always supported that.

I was lucky that my parents had supported and guided me with a positive framework.

For me, it has been very important to grow up knowing about my mom's work and that she was always, at every moment, supporting me and teaching me to have this strength.

I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

I'm actually an only child with very supportive parents, so I didn't have the sibling rivalry to draw from.

What kind of influence did my parents have on my life? Well, they had the most influence. These are the people who are closest to me. My parents are very positive people. They've been supportive. They're always there.

I grew up in a household without a lot of problems and they have been very supportive from day one.

My parents did a great job of raising me and my brother. Very supportive parents.

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

I'm an only child raised by a single mom. She's always been supportive of what I wanted to do.

Not hippie - my parents were not hippies - but they were very supportive and encouraging, and that does a lot for someone, and it gives them a lot of confidence.

My parents were very supportive when I was growing up and have been all the way through.