#growing

They resumed walking. Alex felt an ache in his eyes and throat. "I don't know what happened to me," he said, shaking his head. "I honestly don't." Bennie glanced at him, a middle-aged man with chaotic silver hair and thoughtful eyes. "You grew up, Alex," he said, "just like the rest of us. ↗

— Jennifer Egan

#age

When someone says they feel old, I always want to ask them why they feel old. Time passes for everyone. No one is exempt. ↗

— Donna Lynn Hope

#growing-old #old #age

I enjoyed growing up part of my life in Virginia Beach. We had the ocean and the beach and a beautiful landscape. We were outdoors all the time and we played outside. ↗

— Mark Ruffalo

#beautiful #enjoyed #growing #growing up #had

When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life. ↗

— Leah Ward Sears

#changes #court #followed #growing #growing up

I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. ↗

— Paul Simon

#growing #hope #i #i can #major

If a currency is to become a growing, an increasing reserve currency, there has to be not only a demand for it there has to be a supply of it. ↗

— Robert C. Solomon

#currency #demand #growing #increasing #only

My career keeps shifting; I keep doing the next thing and it keeps growing. ↗

— David Friedman

#doing #growing #i #keep #keeps

In 1792, my Sister told me, I was growing out of my senses. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#i #me #out #senses #sister

As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world. ↗

— Steven Spielberg

#anti-semitism #aware #because #being #existence

I've always been more interested in organisms that can move on their own than in stationary plants. But when I canoe or hike along the edge of lakes or oceans and see trees that seem to be growing out of rock faces, I am blown away. How do they do it? ↗

— David Suzuki

#always #am #away #been #blown