Grow Quotes

I hope another generation of children don’t have to grow up without understanding the historical context for contemporary racism.⁣

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

The best thing about it is you’re showing kids that no matter where you grow up, what race you are, that you can achieve your dream.

A lot has changed since I grew up, but there’s still a long way to go. I don’t think we can move forward with Donald Trump as the president. There’s a disconnect there. We don’t want to regress, we want progress.

But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.

One of the biggest misconceptions I’ve had growing up is the belief that I cannot make a difference.

Don’t waste your youth growing up.

I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It’s, like, a suburb in the area; it’s middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.

No matter what you study, the thing that you know best is what you grew up with.

I grew up with a disabled dad in a too-small house with not much money in a starting-to-fail neighborhood, and I also grew up surrounded by love and music in a diverse city in a country where an education can take you far. I had nothing or I had everything. It depends on which way you want to tell it.