#rowing

Resting on the roots of this old oak I lean back against his knotted trunk, shine my granny smith on my sleeve And ponder the days… ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#children #coming-of-age #cute #dreamer #dreams

We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching. ↗

— Lloyd Bridges

#example #good #good example #growing #number

It took me about 10 years to get rid of. I'm all right now, though, lovely, I'm throwing some nice darts at the moment, but every now and then I get a bit of a jump. I wish I could find a cure, I'd make a bloody fortune. ↗

— Eric Bristow

#bit #bloody #could #cure #darts

People give you a hard time about being a kid at twelve. They didn't want to give you Halloween candy anymore. They said things like, "If this were the Middle Ages, you'd be married and you'd own a farm with about a million chickens on it." They were trying to kick you out of childhood. Once you were gone, there was no going back, so you had to hold on as long as you could. ↗

— Heather O'Neill

#growing-up #maturity #age

I'm at that age where I watch such things with two minds, one that cackles at these capers and another that never gets much beyond a rather jaded and self-conscious smile, like the Mona Lisa. ↗

— Alan Bradley

#laughter #age

If you want a future of shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining, where the American Dream is alive and well, and where the United States remains the leading force for peace and prosperity in a highly competitive world, you should vote for Barack Obama. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#american #american dream #barack #barack obama #class

My access to music when I was growing up was through pirate radio, you know, transistor radio under the pillow, listening to one more and then 'just one more' until your favourite track comes on. ↗

— Robert Palmer

#comes #favourite #growing #growing up #i

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#decaying #everything #growing #growing up #only

Just 'cause there's snow on the roof doesn't mean there's not a fire inside. ↗

— Bonnie Hunt

#growing-older #inspiring #life #looks #mark-harmon

I think it would be very scary and very confusing if I didn't understand where people are coming from, but I've felt the exact same way for so many other bands, growing up. It's not really a big deal. ↗

— Jon Crosby

#big #big deal #coming #confusing #deal