Quotes About Upbringing

I have to admit, I never watch television; once in a while I'll see things, but I grew up without it. I had a father who said, 'I hate television;' it came into being when he was a kid, and he didn't have it, so he didn't think I needed it.

I grew up in a country where advertising doesn't exist.

Nothing really affects me. That's from being brought up well by my parents and where we're from, and we're a hard working family.

I grew up in a military family. My father spent 26 years in the Air Force.

You can't take a kid from north Alabama and growing up in church - some of that is just gonna seep out.

I was just a girl from Alabama.

I didn't have a father growing up, and I was raised with all women, and I didn't really understand men. I thought they were like women, right?

We weren't allowed to watch TV as kids.

Growing up without much money made me more ambitious.

My parents are both professional athletes, so I always grew up in an ambitious way and I worked hard.

I was raised in France, and the American culture was present everywhere. On TV, on the radio.

We grew up with my family being very passionate about two sports, American football and British football.

I grew up an Angels fan.

I was an angry, angry child at times.

I was raised on Marvin Gaye. Before I knew Babyface or anyone else, I knew Marvin Gaye. My mother played Marvin Gaye.

The whole band is from Alaska. It's like growing up anywhere else.

I didn't have a normal childhood by any means. But it was what it was, and I appreciate what my parents did for me.

I really think some people have an aptitude for being parents while others don't.

I never remember my parents having an argument.

I'm an Arizona boy.

My dad was a supplier to the army and was not a very well-off person.

If I see someone that's too arrogant, that's not how I was raised.

I was ashamed of it, of the poverty I came from.

I grew up in Asia. I was born in Asia.