A Quote by Susan Straight

I never saw a gun until I was 24. I didn't grow up in Mayberry; I grew up in Southern California. — © Susan Straight
I never saw a gun until I was 24. I didn't grow up in Mayberry; I grew up in Southern California.
I was born in Southern California in a city called Norwalk. I grew up there until I moved up to New York when I was 18.
I didn't really grow up with any traditions. I grew up in a pretty liberal household in Southern California. I think that's part of my interest in thinking about heritage. I don't have a second language or cultural heritage in that way.
I grew up with fantastic Southern food. In Southern California.
Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back.
Lots of people have expressed consternation that I haven't gotten rid of Southern accent, but I just never saw any reason to lose the flavor that I grew up with. I enjoy saying some things with a Southern accent.
My dad grew up in southern California and was a raging liberal.
I grew up on movies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. You probably saw it more recently, but as a kid I grew up on them so I loved those kinds of movies.
I grew up in southern California in the '80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.
I grew up in Southern California and always loved melodic pop music.
I grew up in southern California in the 80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.
I grew up in Southern California, so there is just a part of me that is a Hollywood rocker.
I grew up in - I personally grew up in a gun culture. I grew up in upstate New York where most families had guns for hunting, target practice, whatever. The vast majority of people I knew never used their guns for any crime.
I grew up in Southern California, Simi Valley. I've lived in the same house all my life.
I grew up with white parents and until after college, it was a lot of confusion, especially because I grew up in an all-white area. So I never looked around and saw anyone who looked like me.
I grew up with white parents, and until after college, it was a lot of confusion, especially because I grew up in an all-white area. So I never looked around and saw anyone who looked like me.
I grew up hunting with shotguns and rifles, and we had a gun in every corner of the living room. I'm not a gun advocate, but that's the way I grew up.
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