Growing up in an old-fashioned Bengali Hindu family and going to a convent school run by stern Irish nuns, I was brought up to revere rules. Without rules, there was only anarchy. Bharati Mukherjee anarchybengalibring Change image and share on social
Growing up in any big city, you get exposed to so many beautiful cultures. I've grown up with a lot of open eyes around me that's influenced my eyes to open. King Krule beautifulbigcity Change image and share on social
Growing up in Augusta in such a protected and loving community is something that I really enjoy talking about. I love talking about - even though I grew up, of course, in the time of segregated schools: Brown vs. Board of Education came along after I was already in first grade. Jessye Norman augustaboardbrown share on social
Growing up in Beirut, I used to go to the souks with my mother to buy fabrics... I understood fashion at an early age, and my first designs were when I was five. Reem Acra agebeirutbuy Change image and share on social
Growing up in Bombay, I saw many sick people. Bikram Choudhury bombaygrowpeople Change image and share on social
Growing up in Boston and dancing in the streets, you see a lot of things. Danny Wood bostondancegrow Change image and share on social
Growing up in Britain as a rather loose Jew, the two things that didn't belong together were freedom and religious intensity. In America, they do. The Founding Fathers made a bet that if you didn't force everyone to profess religion in their own particular way, you could protect intellectual freedom, and religion would flourish. Simon Schama americabelongbet share on social
Growing up in Britain, Michael Caine has always been such an icon. Chatting with him, I know I came across as the biggest doofus. Literally, I was, like, bowing to him. Rose Leslie bigbowbritain Change image and share on social
Growing up in California, I grew up a JT Snow fan. Freddie Freeman californiafangrow Change image and share on social
Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese. John Roos californiaconnectiondeep Change image and share on social