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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.

Hollywood was born schizophrenic. For 75 years it has been both a town and a state of mind, an industry and an art form.

Quotes by Richard Corliss

I was practically born and raised at 20th Century Fox studio, started to work there selling papers when I was around seven years old, and every summer vacation from school I would work in a various department at the studio....

Quotes by Richard D. Zanuck

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Quotes by Richard Dawkins

I grew up in East Los Angeles, which is the biggest population of Mexican-Americans in America. I was born and raised there.

Quotes by Richard Cabral

I was born into the Church of England but in the most nominal way possible you can imagine, so it's Christmas and Easter. And then like a great many clergy in the Church of England I actually got nobbled by...

Quotes by Richard Coles

I am one of the luckiest people ever born.

Quotes by Richard Bonynge

I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything.

Quotes by Richard Briers

A character who is thought-out is not born, he or she is contrived. A born character is round, a thought-out character is flat.

Quotes by Rex Stout

Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English - that was shown in Finland A little action film called Born American.

Quotes by Renny Harlin

I was born to a Likud which had light; there were no shadows.

Quotes by Reuven Rivlin

The Palestinians must understand that this is our home, to which we have returned, and we also have to understand that this is the homeland of all those born to it.

Quotes by Reuven Rivlin

I'm kinda secretive, and I can't even say secretive because of my son. He's the type, like, he doesn't let his friends know who his mom is or his stepdad. He doesn't like me going to his school. If he...

Quotes by Remy Ma

I was born in Catanzaro, Italy, from a Calabrese mother and a Ligurian father.

Quotes by Renato Dulbecco

When I was born, my father owned a business called a 'reading circle'; folders containing an assortment of magazines were lent to customers for one week, then recollected and lent out again. The older the folder, the lower was the...

Quotes by Reinhard Selten

Beirut is where I was born and raised.

Quotes by Reem Acra

Reform is born of need, not pity.

Quotes by Rebecca Harding Davis

I've always wanted to write, but coming from a small-town background - I was born and brought up in Ludhiana - you think you're not the kind of literary person who will write books that will sell. There was always...

Quotes by Ravi Subramanian

To be born in India is to arrive into the world swimming in religion.

Quotes by Ravi Zacharias

I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. What can I say? The man was born to entertain!

Quotes by Raveena Tandon

I was born in in Amritsar, the eldest of the four siblings.

Quotes by Ranjeet

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.