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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.

I was born in a house where my family lived for 300 years. I was born in the home where my grandfather was born in.

Quotes by Sirio Maccioni

Our pasta primavera was born when I promised fresh pasta with tomatoes and basil to critic Craig Claiborne, but we had no tomatoes.

Quotes by Sirio Maccioni

One is not born a woman, but becomes one.

Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

I was born with the genetic condition called 'achondroplasia,' which I inherited from my dad: my mam is average height, and my dad is also a little person. I am the oldest of five children, and I am the only...

Quotes by Sinead Burke

Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent.

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

Quotes by Sidney Altman

As a child, my mother had instilled in me a feeling of being born for a purpose.

Quotes by Shukla Bose

As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile.

Quotes by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

Quotes by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

My generation is so tied up in television, computers, and video games. When we were born, MTV was already there. It was normal.

Quotes by Shooter Jennings

Since the day I was born as a low-caste Indian, I've had to fight.

Quotes by Shiva Ayyadurai

I think I was born for controversies.

Quotes by Shilpa Shinde

The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better.

Quotes by Shimon Peres

I've always been a strong believer that you were born with the hair you've got, but have the ability to get the hair you want.

Quotes by Sherri Shepherd

We were all born to lead.

Quotes by Sheri L. Dew

By virtue of who we are, what we know, the promises we made to our Heavenly Father, and the fact that we are living now and where we are living, I absolutely think we were all born to lead.

Quotes by Sheri L. Dew

Raffi Cavoukian was born in Cairo in 1948 and moved with his Armenian parents to Toronto when he was 10.

Quotes by Sheila Heti

We're born with the desire, but we don't really know how to choose. We don't know what our taste is, and we don't know what we are seeing.

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

Whether some may like it or not, I am still the farmer that I was born as and will continue to be one.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

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.