Quotes about "Youth & Coming of Age"

I think that at 21, I still look like I'm 17 years old, so I feel like I'm going to be playing teenagers for a while, and that's a very relatable stage in a teenage life for a female - that kind of rambunctious stage. ”

When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord. ”

If you would ask my mom what books I liked growing up, I liked Dr. Seuss. ”

Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself. ”

You can get your money and you put it in the bank, or you can put it in the youth. You can put it in our future. ”

My father was one of the first Tae Kwon Do Masters to come to the states in the '60s. He had one of the first all-African-American fighting teams, and I was basically raised in a karate studio since I was 3. It's part of my blood, competing, and all that stuff was responsible for a lot of me just growing up. ”

What's great about an office Christmas party is that it uncovers and reveals parts of your personality that you didn't see coming. ”

When I was growing up, I installed refrigerators in supermarkets. My father was an electrical engineer. ”

I look up to Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon. I'm a huge fan of their work. I also like actors who really transform themselves, like Joaquin Phoenix. And I loved Robin Williams growing up. He does comedy and drama so brilliantly. ”

The will to challenge myself is strong, but I think that's growing, the desire to stretch myself and make it hard. ”