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Born Quotes

Where you start shapes who you become.

This page gathers quotes about origins in the literal sense — being born into music, born in a specific state or country — alongside a more analytical note on how each generation's tastes differ from the one before it. For more on personal identity, see our Identity quotes.

The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born.

Quotes by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

My mother was 18 when I was born. She split with my father when I was 6, and married another man when I was about 7. My mother was about 25, my stepfather was about 26, I'm six or seven,...

Quotes by Theresa Russell

Football's become more physical. I would have liked to have been born 10 or 20 years earlier to enjoy football with the same commitment and desire but without the toughness it has now.

Quotes by Thiago Alcantara

I was born to travel and write verse.

Quotes by Theophile Gautier

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.

Quotes by Tessa Thompson

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

Quotes by Tessanne Chin

I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.

Quotes by Terry Gilliam

It might help to know that in Afghanistan citizenship papers and birth certificates and the official registration of births and deaths are the exotica of faraway places. One is born 'in the time of the pomegranate harvest' or some such...

Quotes by Terry Glavin

She's born and raised with wildlife, living with a zoo. What would be strange for Bindi is if she were in an apartment in suburbia with a goldfish.

Quotes by Terri Irwin

I'm just not the glamour type. Glamour girls are born, not made. And the real ones can be glamorous even if they don't wear magnificent clothes. I'll bet Lana Turner would look glamorous in anything.

Quotes by Teresa Wright

I was just born into a business family. It is really a destiny.

Quotes by Teresita Sy-Coson

We're all born bald, baby.

Quotes by Telly Savalas

I was born with a romantic nature, and I'll carry it to my grave.

Quotes by Telly Savalas

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.

Quotes by Ted Williams

The United States represents hope, freedom and opportunities to those who are born here and to those who are not. Those values are part of the United States' fabric.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

I was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho.

Quotes by Taysom Hill

I don't mean to be presumptuous that men don't feel this, I don't mean this, but I found that when my child was born, my first child, it felt like my heart broke.

Quotes by Tea Leoni

I was actually born in Madison, Wisconsin, but raised in urban Missouri.

Quotes by Taylor Louderman

I was born on TV, meaning that's where I caught my break. So that's where I always have to be smart and revisit that medium as much as I can.

Quotes by Taylor Hicks

Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.

Quotes by Tariq Ali

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about feeling born to do something specific, like music?
Yes, one quote puts it simply: "I feel like I was born to make music." For more on this sense of purpose and identity, see our Identity quotes.
Is there a quote about being born in one place but not sounding like it?
Yes, one quote notes: "I was born in New Jersey, but it doesn't sound like I'm from a certain region." For more on origins and starting points, check our Beginning quotes.
Is there a quote that gives an exact birth date and place?
Yes, one quote is quite specific: "I was born on June 3rd, 1929, in Graenichen in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, where I went to the public schools until the age of 16." For more reflections on the shape of a life, see our Life quotes.
Is there a quote comparing people born in different generations?
Yes, one quote observes: "We are working to understand the tastes of people born in the 1980s and 1990s - it is very different from my generation." It's a reminder of how much perspective can shift between generations.
Where can I find more quotes about identity and emotion tied to where we come from?
Our Emotion quotes are a good next stop for more on the feelings tied up in where and how we begin.

Quotes about how people start out and grow continue on our Beginning page, while Life quotes take the theme further into adulthood.