City Upbringing Quotes

I personally would rather raise my child in New York. It seems like it would be easier to make sure she or he gets a whole bunch of experience and understanding of the world. But, people in general think it's easier to raise a kid when you don't have so much stuff in your face.

I grew up in Lambeth, I went to normal schools and I've grown up in a city where people say what they think.

I wish my parents had raised me in Manhattan because I think it's the greatest thing you can do for a kid is to raise them in New York City. I can see this with my own children.

I grew up in New York City. I went to museums so much as a kid, and I guess I didn't realize how much it affected me.

I'm a Sydney suburban boy shaped entirely by the western suburbs.

I grew up in New York City, so I have, like, an inherent fear of trees, I think, in general.

When you grow up in a city like Boston, where I grew up, a lot of kids became criminals or cops. I never really had a bad take on cops other than I hate when there's one behind me on the highway.

I was born and raised in Detroit.

You can take the boy out of Philly but not the Philly out of the boy. It shapes my world view. It was a great place to grow up.

I had a mild case of polio - not enough to put me in an iron lung, but enough to keep me bedridden for weeks. As I came out of it, my mom wanted to do something for me. She realized that, growing up in the city, I'd missed out on a lot of nature.

Having born and brought up in Mumbai, I am as urban as urban can be, but my parents ensured that my sister and I understand social responsibility as well.

I love the ocean, wide-open space and trees, but I'm not a gardener or anything like that. I think I may be, eventually. I was raised in the city, so I don't have that skill set, but my heart is more with the dirt than the concrete. It's an unrequited love with nature - a one-way love affair.