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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've lived in other cities - Rome, Dublin, Mexico City - but I was born in New York City, and I always lived in those other places as a New Yorker.

Quotes by Pete Hamill

I'm born and raised in New York. I've lived between New York and New Orleans for the last 16 to 17 years.

Quotes by Perry Chen

I was a born singer.

Quotes by Peng Liyuan

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My...

Quotes by Penny Marshall

It is born to every Western girl to like outdoor life and to do all kinds of wild, daring things.

Quotes by Pearl White

I was born at a bad time for Spain, but a really good one for cinema.

Quotes by Pedro Almodovar

My sister and I were born in Chile and raised in the States, and my little brothers were born in the States and raised in Chile after my parents moved back in 1995.

Quotes by Pedro Pascal

What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect begins, therefore, before he is born.

Quotes by Pearl S. Buck

It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

Quotes by Pauline Phillips

I tend to be a great optimist when it comes to the United States and the American way of life, I think precisely because I wasn't born into it.

Quotes by Paullina Simons

Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society.

Quotes by Paulo Freire

I was born in Mexico, I am from Mexico City.

Quotes by Paulina Rubio

I was born in Joliet, Illinois. It was totally Midwestern - small, little house, two great parents, and a sister and a beagle.

Quotes by Paula Pell

I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do.

Quotes by Paula Poundstone

I deliberately returned slowly to training after Raphael was born and everything, apart from being bitten by a dog whilst out training in Monaco at the beginning of the year, has gone pretty well.

Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

He was born early. But he was born within a safe range of premature.

Quotes by Paul Reiser

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a...

Quotes by Paul Robeson

I was always in new schools and had British parents, which was not the norm, and I think there was also... I'm not particularly religious, but I was born Jewish, and I always felt like the outsider because I wasn't...

Quotes by Paul Rudd

My sister was born a couple years after I was, and I realized that I wasn't getting enough attention, as much attention as I used to before she showed up, and then I learned pretty early on that if I...

Quotes by Paul Rudd

I was born a comic.

Quotes by Paul Mooney

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.