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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.

It's hard to see someone with a 'perfect' body and be like, 'Why can't I be like her?' But that person was born to be who she is, and you're born to be who you are.

Quotes by Sabrina Carpenter

We have grown accustomed to the wonders of clean water, indoor plumbing, laser surgery, genetic engineering, artificial joints, replacement body parts, and the much longer lives that accompany them. Yet we should remember that the vast majority of humans ever...

Quotes by S. Jay Olshansky

In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we pay for those added years is the rise of chronic diseases.

Quotes by S. Jay Olshansky

I was born in a small village in Kerala. From there, I went on to play for the Kerala state team and international test cricket for India, and now I am working in TV shows and cinema... Any miracle can...

Quotes by S. Sreesanth

I was not born a cricketer to start with, so I had to really work hard; I had to really train hard. It took lots of practice and lots of matches to get there.

Quotes by S. Sreesanth

I'm Mexican-American. My dad was actually born in Mexico. He was raised up there, and he came back and forth to America pretty much his whole teenage years. My mom is from Sacramento, California, and she's a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl....

Quotes by Ryan Guzman

I was born to be on the stage.

Quotes by Rutina Wesley

I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and then I left there to go to the University of Evansville where I majored in theatre.

Quotes by Rutina Wesley

One doesn't choose to become a writer. One is just born that way.

Quotes by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

The misfortune to be born when I was, where I was. That was a piece of bad luck.

Quotes by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen.

Quotes by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Everyone who's born in the Western Hemisphere is a Native American. We are all Native Americans.

Quotes by Russell Means

The 'anchor baby' thing needs to be fixed... Anchor babies are an unconstitutional declaration of citizenship to those born of non-Americans. It's wrong, and it's immoral.

Quotes by Russell Pearce

We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.

Quotes by Rush Limbaugh

It's important to remember that you're born naked, and the rest is drag.

Quotes by RuPaul

My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there.

Quotes by Rupert Everett

They say Afghanistan is the worst country for a girl to be born. Hogwash!

Quotes by Rula Ghani

Nature has endowed us with needs; among them are some that she leaves to our own activity to satisfy. Abundant as are the gifts she has bestowed upon us, still more abundant are our desires. We seem born to be...

Quotes by Rudolf Steiner

I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.

Quotes by Ruben Blades

I do think that some people are born as old souls.

Quotes by Ruby Bridges

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.