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"Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to."
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"Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me."

"Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents."

"I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... and I'm not talking just about the government!"

"Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV - nobody's parents were like that."

"I always felt like I was a freak when I was growing up and that there was something wrong with me because I couldn't fit in anywhere."

"I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up."

"We're all just trying to fit in and find ourselves, particularly when we're growing up."

"As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed."

"Growing up in Hollywood it seemed like every kid was the child of some star."

"You get used to sadness, growing up in the mountains, I guess."
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"When do you become a man? When you become your own man. When other men trust you to do a man's work. Trust you with their name, their reputation, their thoughts. Trust you to watch their backs and trust you with their lives."

"Be the greatest of who you were meant to be. Life goes on ferociously-with or without you. It is your choice. Truly and magnificently your choice."

"Spring is a time to make up a big bouquet of flowers for someone you love, or are trying to love, or are in love with."

"Kids are kids and not little adults. They're watching and listening to you all the time. They're figuring out the game plan but still don't know all the rules. Talk straight to them and they'll respect you for it."

"Starting the Day- Another chance to be new again. How many of us still wish for that? To be your own sunrise. To awaken like a prayer -both solemn and joyful at still being alive."

"I travel because it makes me realize how much I haven't seen, how much I'm not going to see, and how much I still need to see."

"I travel because life is short, and I will not wait for fear of death or sanctuary to become a prison of my own making."
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