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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 Canada, but both my parents are Syrian - they moved to Canada in the '70s, and I was born in a 100-percent-Arab house.

Quotes by Sami Zayn

I've always believed that pastry chefs are born, not made. They're patient, methodical, tidy, and organized. It's why I stick to the savory side of the kitchen - I'm far too messy and impulsive to do all the measuring, timing,...

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

No one's born a good cook. You have to learn and practice.

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

It is so expensive to take care of my hair and keep it looking like I was born with it, when my real hair is the color of rat fur.

Quotes by Samantha Bee

I was born in 1991, and 'Harry Potter' came out in '97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.

Quotes by Samantha Shannon

If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.

Quotes by Sam Waterston

Ray Bradbury's connections to fantasy, space, cinema, to the macabre and the melancholy, were all born of his years spent running, jumping, galloping through the woods, across the fields, and down the brick-paved streets of Waukegan.

Quotes by Sam Weller

Well I'm a third-generation musician. My Grandfather's a musician and my father and mother were both musicians and so I'm a musician. It was just natural that I should be a musician 'cause I was born into the family.

Quotes by Sam Rivers

I was born and brought up in the countryside. I used to live in a sort of converted stables on the grounds of a castle, and I spent a lot of my childhood running around with a pretend sword pretending...

Quotes by Sam Heughan

Well, I was born in El Paso, Texas, it was in the nearest hospital to the family farm.

Quotes by Sam Donaldson

I'm a sixth-generation Texan, even though I was born in California.

Quotes by Sam Elliott

We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.

Quotes by Sam Ewing

My mam and dad were blasting Steely Dan when I was born; the music hasn't stopped since then.

Quotes by Sam Fender

Color is born of the interpenetration of light and dark.

Quotes by Sam Francis

All men are born equally free.

Quotes by Salmon P. Chase

I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo.

Quotes by Sally Rand

My last son is leaving to go to college; my grandchildren are being born. My mother is living with me.

Quotes by Sally Field

I was born in Brooklyn and raised in Pittsburgh. I've never been to Iran, I don't speak the language, and, probably most important of all, my Iranian father left home when I was nine months old. That's the extent of...

Quotes by Said Sayrafiezadeh

I was really surprised when I was told that my grandmother did not come to see me till a month after my birth. I was born seven years after my only sister Chandranshu, and my birth was a big disappointment...

Quotes by Saina Nehwal

I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who'd made it in the major championships.

Quotes by Sadio Mane

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.