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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'm track 3 with fabulous French dialogue on the 'Star Is Born' album. I'm track 3 'NASA' on Ariana Grande's album. From 'All Stars 3,' went to 'Drag Race' three times, never won. Three is my lucky number.

Quotes by Shangela

My mother is Lithuanian Australian, and my father was born in Singapore, but he is Pakistani / Saudi Arabian.

Quotes by Shanina Shaik

The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a rarified realm where no researcher has ever gone before.

Quotes by Seth Shostak

I was born in Detroit, then shortly after I was born, I went on the road with my mother, who performed with Minsky's, a variety show that toured around the U.S. doing five shows a day.

Quotes by Seymour Cassel

I think Totti would've had no problem playing in another big club. He's a born hitman, and great players always find a way to fit into a team.

Quotes by Sergio Ramos

When you look at billionaires, many of them share one characteristic: They were not born billionaires.

Quotes by Sergio Ermotti

From the moment he is born to the moment he dies, man is subject to the activities of numerous microbes.

Quotes by Selman Waksman

We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the...

Quotes by Sebastiao Salgado

I got my ball-handling skills naturally. I know I can get better, and I will get better, but it's something I was born with.

Quotes by Sebastian Giovinco

I was born in 1970. I was hardly goose-stepping down Nuremberg.

Quotes by Sebastian Gorka

I was a major Anglophile. My brothers and I were raised knowing both languages, French and English. My dad was born in Austria, educated in Britain, and then went back to France. My mom was born in England, but raised...

Quotes by Sebastian Roche

I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over to New York in '95.

Quotes by Sebastian Stan

People have been known to joke that my lifelong love of portal fantasies was born, at least in part, from the fact that stepping into my private spaces is a little like stepping through a portal into another world.

Quotes by Seanan McGuire

When my daughter was born, I was a stay-at-home dad for the first two years.

Quotes by Sean Maher

Anyone born and bred in Northern Ireland can't be too optimistic.

Quotes by Seamus Heaney

I was born in Dallas; then I moved to Allen, Texas. But then I got sent to boarding school, where I started to get fascinated with actors like Al Pacino.

Quotes by Scott Haze

Justin Bieber was born with the Superman powers. He could sing, he could dance, he could play instruments. I wasn't born with those gifts, so I had to become a different kind of superhero... I'm a normal Joe. But, with...

Quotes by Scooter Braun

'Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into.

Quotes by Saul Williams

I don't know of anyone as natural born an actor as Sridevi. She was a complete actress.

Quotes by Satish Kaushik

Before doing 'Midnight's Children,' I didn't really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was always present, but it did not particularly define my identity. Being English was more an identity-defining status. I...

Quotes by Satya Bhabha

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.