Quotes about "Youth & Coming of Age"

I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up. ”

What interests me is what children go through while growing up. ”

Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart. ”

From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America. ”

I have to tell you that I love people. When I see the kids coming up and see what they have done with the music, it's amazing. ”

I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most. ”

Growing up, I was a self-loathing Igor who carried the queen's books. My job was to be the sarcastic sherpa, quietly providing the farce and adoration, then becoming part of the wall when cued. ”

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at. ”

If we're going to make a city everybody can live in for a lifetime, we need to make sure we are building and growing for everybody. ”

I've always wanted to design a home collection line because growing up, I was obsessed with reorganizing my room. ”