Quotes about "Youth & Coming of Age"

Growing up, nobody I knew even knew a writer. So it was a big adventure and something that I've wrestled with my whole life. I think it's a journey worth taking, really finding out who you are and what you do well. ”

I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school. ”

They didn't know what to do with rap music. You walk into Epic, and they're wearing straight-leg khakis with creases, Prada shoes with tassels. They couldn't comprehend where I was coming from. ”

You want to stay grounded, but you need to keep the music growing. ”

Just growing up in Harlem, it didn't matter what you had to do to get fresh - you would do it. ”

It has seemed, at times, like American carmakers think car buyers are so blindly loyal that they will keep coming back - despite the sticker shock - for crummy cars that guzzle gas, fall apart too soon, and cost too much to repair. ”

When I was coming to terms with my sexuality, I often felt like I needed to seek out sanctuary outside of my house, and the library was the first place I went. It was a place that I could go and seek out information and look for answers to questions that maybe I was too afraid to ask another person. ”

Rachel Bilson, Nicole Richie, Vanessa Hudgens... so many of my idols growing up were Bongo girls. ”

One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook. ”

Growing up eating fruits and vegetables fresh from our farm added a lot to the way I taste and look at food today, and I wanted the same for my kids and other kids. ”