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.
And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than...
I was born in Massachusetts. I live in Stillwater. I went to school in Florida.
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I was born in Liverpool in England, and I lived there for the first nine years of my life.
I always think like I was born in the country where everybody ate apples. Then I ended up in the country where everybody eats bananas. So now, I eat bananas so long, I'm just remembering the apples.
Where you are born, your parent's beliefs, or your ethnic background should not make you a target.
We need to understand that the Geneva Conventions are not just some historical documents born of another time, created for another purpose.
There are lots of people who say you are born an entrepreneur - you either have that gene or not. I really disagree with that.
Like I said on my bio on my webpage, I was born at an early age, I was close to my mother.
I was born in New York, but I was only here for two months. My parents are German, and I grew up in Germany for my first 10 years.
Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.
If I was born 400 years ago instead of now, I wouldn't have the life I have. There were freak shows, and there was horrible discrimination.
We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to do with information.
Being born white in South Africa or anywhere in the empire and Commonwealth automatically conferred this special status. You had no problem finding a place to live, a job, trade union membership, access to social services. Being white, speaking English,...
In London, I've always lived within 10 miles of where I was born. You see, there is something called a spirit of place, and my place happens to be London, at least once a fortnight.
I was born and bred a Catholic. I was brought up a very strong Catholic - I practiced in a seminary for four years, from eleven to fourteen, and trained to be a Catholic priest. So I was very steeped...
