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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 know so much about Los Angeles. I grew up here, I was born here, I loved it, and I reported on it.

Quotes by Zoey Tur

We are working to understand the tastes of people born in the 1980s and 1990s - it is very different from my generation. We do our own research. Marketing research companies, I think, are relatively academic.

Quotes by Zong Qinghou

I was born in Lebanon and emigrated to the U.S. and went back. I'd been raised in a French school in Beirut. Lebanon is a peculiar place, so bicultural it goes along with you. There is a Western influence, an...

Quotes by Ziad Doueiri

I seemed to have been born reading.

Quotes by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Actually, I was born Adam Zachary Orth. Zak is short for my middle name. I was never called Adam.

Quotes by Zak Orth

If it was the '70s, I'd be a punk artist. I was just born into hip-hop.

Quotes by Yung Lean

I wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.

Quotes by Yohan Blake

My favorite holiday memory is making gingerbread houses. It's something I've done with my children since they were born.

Quotes by Yolanda Hadid

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in Beverly Hills, but I was born with a great deal of self-worth.

Quotes by Yolanda Hadid

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.

Quotes by Yitzhak Rabin

You are not born corrupt. We want to change that mind-set of the people.

Quotes by Yemi Osinbajo

I was born in Compton, raised all through the city of Los Angeles.

Quotes by YG

I was born in the middle of Lebanon's civil war.

Quotes by Yasmine Hamdan

The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.

Quotes by Yehuda Berg

My mama is African American and from Wisconsin. My baba was born in Iran. My parents have stressed the idea of creating your own path, and creating your own identity is part of that. That's why embracing these two cultures...

Quotes by Yara Shahidi

I was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and we lived there for three to five years - with my mother and father. And then they divorced and she came back to America.

Quotes by Yasmin Aga Khan

It was always easy for me. I was born very rich and lucky.

Quotes by Yahoo Serious

I was born in Kosovo and grew up in Switzerland.

Quotes by Xherdan Shaqiri

A person is born with a liking for profit.

Quotes by Xun Kuang

A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and...

Quotes by Xun Kuang

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.