Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tracy Morgan

My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.

Tracy Morgan

I'm not a child star, but you could say that I've grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called 'Martin.' From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on 'Saturday Night Live' since Eddie Murphy.

Michael Steele

I was born in D.C. on 8th Street. I know what's up. I know what time it is. I used to hang out in Brooklyn and in the Bronx as a teenager. I know what the real world is like.

Alice Waters

We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other people want to eat Bronx grapes and nourish themselves. I pay a little extra, but this is what I want to do.

Carli Smith

Our thought is that it came in from Westchester County and then came south through the Bronx before getting to the park.

Mark Daly

A site near the Bronx Psychiatric Center is under consideration, but no decisions have been made. We don't comment on real estate transactions until they're done.

David Dietze

The shareholders are giving this a huge Bronx cheer.

Fernando Ferrer

This team has made us all proud, ... On the field and off the field, they represented the Bronx and New York City well.

Wesley Snipes

I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

Alan Jackson

I grew up with nothing, so whenever I got to where I could have something I felt like I needed to have everything I couldn't have when I was young.

David Giuntoli

Honestly, I grew up with Disney.

David Guterson

I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave.

Luke Bracey

'Point Break' is a movie that I and all of my friends grew up loving, watching all the time, quoting, living and being.

Lucas Till

We all grew up with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray.

Nnedi Okorafor

I grew up reading Stephen King, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Robert McCammon, Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books, and Roald Dahl.

Elizabeth Moon

I like the Beatles, of course, but that's when I grew up.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

I grew up overnight on that day, Dec. 27, 2007.

Lennon Parham

'Felicity' was my 'Gilmore Girls' because I grew up in a small town.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

I grew up overnight on that day, Dec. 27, 2007.

Brian McKnight

I grew up in a time where anything was possible.

Ann Kirkpatrick

I grew up learning to do more with less.

Dan Fogler

I love theater. I grew up doing theater.

Jim Gaffigan

I grew up in Sheepshead Bay.

Molly Sims

I grew up watching Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer.

Julie Gonzalo

I grew up Spanish, so I grew up watching a lot of novellas.

Julia Stiles

I pretty much grew up in public.

Matthew Perry

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.