I Was Raised Quotes

I was raised in Brooklyn and in Baltimore. My father was a bookkeeper. When I was 36 years old, my mother told me I was adopted.

I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.

When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.

If they had connived a scheme, and Christ had not been raised from the dead, where would have been the hardest place on the face of the earth to convince anyone? In Jerusalem.

With the amount of money I have, it's difficult raising children the way I was raised.

A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor social error, which I quickly corrected. "The fat woman-overweight woman-at the back?"

Today we are raised with the notion that to be secure is to be financially autonomous. Amassing wealth is viewed as the primary rite of passage to a secure, autonomous existence.

Every Irish person of my generation and earlier, we were raised Catholic and we'd have to learn it in school, we'd to learn the catechism by rote.

You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you." "Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling?

He sucked his lips in an attempt not to laugh. "Aren't you Spanish?" She raised one arm in a salute. "Viva la Queen Isabella!" "I see. Then why are you speaking with a French accent?

I don't think that God raised up Internet bloggers to call out wolves - who have an opinion and a website.

I was raised right. I dig who I am.

I believe that mink are raised for being turned into fur coats. And if we didn't wear fur coats, those little animals would never have been born!

All the sick are gonna be healed, the dead are gonna be raised and nations are gonna turn to God in a day.

Eyes raised toward heaven are always beautiful, whatever they be.

Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being.

Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.

I had a dog I raised for many years. He was a Pekingese with big eyes and a flat face, very cute.

My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.

With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies. Then you will be able to fight with advantage.

I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays.

You have to realise that I am the third out of six children, and I am raised with very strong core values and a very strong upbringing. I always put myself in other people's shoes.

Petersburg, growing up at home, all by my family and friends, Petersburg really, city-raised me, you know everybody there.

For some reason I am one of those people who act like they were born and raised during the Depression.

I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

I just pray. And I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion, when I was about 6 or 7.

We were raised with the idea that we had limitless chances and we got very shocked to learn that wasn't the case.

I was fortunate enough to be raised in a, in a very romantic time in terms of music, and the music itself simple reflected the much more romantic time.

Anti-Tax fetishist Grover Norquist owns a bust of Ronald Reagan, who raised taxes 11 times.

Well, I was born and raised in the Midwest, in Indiana specifically, and my childhood was full of weekend movies, you know, the Saturday and Sunday popcorn movies.

Religion cannot sink lower than when somehow it is raised to a state religion ... It becomes then an avowed mistress.

I was raised by a single mother.

Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

Our child will not be raised in tissue paper! We don't even want her to hear the word princess.

What would happen if even one generation were raised with respect and without violence?

And I... started off dumb, raised by the hoodrats, listen to the radio wishin that i could rap.

I was taught very well. My mom raised me very well, and so did my dad. I've been very blessed to have great parents that cared about me.

I was raised by a very strict, good mother, so I wont be getting out of line anytime soon.

No matter the situation, I stay focused and motivated on my goals because that's the way I was raised.

We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.

I was brought up by my mother and my two sisters, although they're older than me and fled the nest very young, so I was technically raised as an only child, but I was very much loved.

I have my parents to thank for that, they raised me to be active and play all sports. They taught me the importance of staying healthy, being focused and setting goals in whatever I do.

...The girl raised her eyes to see who was passing by the window, and that casual glance was the beginning of a cataclysm of love that still had not ended half a century later.

I'm happy that I've raised six kids, and not one of them is a Ph.D.

I started my career in Dallas, yes. I was born and raised in Dallas. I started my career there when I was very young. My guitar was bigger than I was. That's how young I was.

I was born in Japan and raised in Japan, but those are the only things that make me Japanese, I've grown up reading books from all over.

I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean.

She comes from the Midwest. She had me at a very young age and raised me on her own. She's a very hard worker.

I was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and I hate Michigan.

I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo.