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Growing up6 quotes
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985My God, are we gonna be like our parents? — Andrew Clark · 1985We'd only been gone two days but somehow the town seemed different; smaller. — The Writer · 1986Maybe we both realized that growing up doesn’t have to be so much a straight line as a series of advances and retreats. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1988Men and women suffer alone, over the choices they've made. And young boys, full of confusion... Full of fear... Full of love and courage... Grow up stealthily in their sleep. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1988Inner city issues4 quotes
Ain't nobody from outside bringing down the property value. It's these folk, shootin' each other and sellin' that crack rock and shit. — The Old Man · 1991Either they don't know...don't show...or don't care about what's going on in the hood. — Doughboy · 1991Well, how you think the crack rock gets into the country? We don't own any planes. We don't own no ships. We are not the people who are flyin' and floatin' that shit in here. — Furious Styles · 1991I'll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves. — Furious Styles · 1991Friends3 quotes
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone? — The Writer · 1986I always thought we'd be friends forever. — Kirby Keger · 1985It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of your life, like busboys in a restaurant. — The Writer · 1986Going for it3 quotes
Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything...that's heroic. Let's be heroes! — Mox · 1999Let me tell you something kid. Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either cause they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance and you shouldn't let it go by. — The Babe · 1993High school3 quotes
She's my friend because we both know what it's like for people to be jealous of us. — Cher · 1995Do you know how popular I am? I am so popular everybody loves me so much at this school. — Claire Standish · 1985All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Women3 quotes
If God was a bitch, there wouldn't be no nuclear bombs, no wars, no shit like that, cause that ain't in a bitch's nature. — Doughboy · 1991She knows exactly what she's doin'. — Benny Rodriguez · 1993You gotta do what your heart tells you to do. Let me tell you somethin' right now. You're only allowed three great women in your lifetime. They come along like the great fighters, once every ten years. — Sonny · 1993Adolescence2 quotes
The truth is in 7th grade, who you are is what other 7th graders say you are. The funny thing is it’s hard to remember the names of the kids you spent so much time trying to impress. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1989All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Crack epidemic2 quotes
Ain't nobody from outside bringing down the property value. It's these folk, shootin' each other and sellin' that crack rock and shit. — The Old Man · 1991Well, how you think the crack rock gets into the country? We don't own any planes. We don't own no ships. We are not the people who are flyin' and floatin' that shit in here. — Furious Styles · 1991Emotions2 quotes
I wanna do a lotta things that don’t make sense. — Chiron · 2016Shit, I cry so much sometimes I feel I’m a just turn into droplets. — Chiron · 2016Facing one's fears2 quotes
Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993Let me tell you something kid. Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either cause they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance and you shouldn't let it go by. — The Babe · 1993Friendship2 quotes
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone? — The Writer · 1986I always thought we'd be friends forever. — Kirby Keger · 1985Looking back2 quotes
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993Love2 quotes
You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think it counts as love. — Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) · 2012Love, love, you know what love is? Love is an illusion created by lawyer types like yourself to perpetuate another illusion called marriage to create the reality of divorce and the illusionary need for divorce lawyers. — Kevin Dolenz · 1985Nature of God2 quotes
If God was a bitch, there wouldn't be no nuclear bombs, no wars, no shit like that, cause that ain't in a bitch's nature. — Doughboy · 1991Don't be afraid, my son. No one is more powerful than God. — Priest · 1993Nature of love2 quotes
You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think it counts as love. — Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) · 2012Love, love, you know what love is? Love is an illusion created by lawyer types like yourself to perpetuate another illusion called marriage to create the reality of divorce and the illusionary need for divorce lawyers. — Kevin Dolenz · 1985Sex2 quotes
I was on top! Who the fuck is on top their first time! — Lady Bird · 2017Imagine how many people out there right now are fuckin’ man...just goin’ at it. — Ron Slater · 1993The human condition2 quotes
Men and women suffer alone, over the choices they've made. And young boys, full of confusion... Full of fear... Full of love and courage... Grow up stealthily in their sleep. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1988I always figured girls knew exactly what they wanted. They knew-they had a plan. Or maybe they didn’t. Maybe they were just as confused as we were. Isn’t that great? It's-it’s horrible. They don’t know either. That means nobody knows. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1989Youth2 quotes
I'm in the prime of my youth, and I'll only be young once! — Teddy Duchamp · 1986All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life, remind me to kill myself. — Randall 'Pink' Floyd · 1993America1 quote
Hey, guys, one more thing, hey, this summer, when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don’t forget what you’re celebrating, and that’s the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn’t want to pay their taxes. — Ms. Stroud · 1993American Founding1 quote
Hey, guys, one more thing, hey, this summer, when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don’t forget what you’re celebrating, and that’s the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn’t want to pay their taxes. — Ms. Stroud · 1993Baseball1 quote
You play ball like a girl! — Ham Porter · 1993Being a man1 quote
Any fool with a dick can make a baby, but only a real man can raise his children. — Furious Styles · 1991Being oneself1 quote
At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you. — Juan · 2016Birthday1 quote
I can't believe this. They fucking forgot my birthday. — Samantha 'Sam' Baker · 1984Childhood1 quote
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993Childhood friends1 quote
I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone? — The Writer · 1986Clean slate1 quote
Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it. — Anne Shirley · 1985Cold War1 quote
I enjoy being afraid of Russia. It's a harmless fear, but it makes America feel better, Russia gets an inflated sense of national worth from our paranoia. How's that? — Kevin Dolenz · 1985Confusion1 quote
I wanna do a lotta things that don’t make sense. — Chiron · 2016Crush1 quote
That's why they call them crushes. If they were easy, they'd call 'em something else. — Jim Baker · 1984