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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.

Because many people deny the Palestinian struggle. They deny them everything. They deny them humanity, they deny them the right to be on the land they were born in. They deny them the right to return to the homes that...

Quotes by Vic Mensa

I guess my name was gonna be Michael Vernon Wells, and I came out, and my dad saw my nose. He always says that my nose right now is the same size as it was when I was born. So...

Quotes by Vernon Wells

I was born in 1952 in Chidambaram, an ancient temple town in Tamil Nadu best known for its temple of Nataraja, the lord of dance.

Quotes by Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it will ever come to fruition.

Quotes by Vanessa Mae

I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.

Quotes by Vanessa Paradis

I was born in a suburb of Paris, and I grew up there until I was 16, so there were always a lot of barbecues, a garden, friends.

Quotes by Vanessa Paradis

I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.

Quotes by Vanilla Ice

New York's my home. Born and raised. I'm a New Yorker to the bone.

Quotes by Vanessa Ferlito

War in Africa is hardly a new phenomenon, nor are voices telling its stories of terror and triumph. Yet some of the continent's most devastating conflicts - and the literature born from the experiences of their survivors - have often...

Quotes by Uzodinma Iweala

In our family, as far as we are concerned, we were born and what happened before that is myth.

Quotes by V. S. Pritchett

I have been blessed to be born and brought up in Uttarakhand, in the midst of all that snow, plus pure and divine environment.

Quotes by Urvashi Rautela

My mum had 14 pregnancies - but only four of us survived. We had a little sister born for a few days and she died. There had to be a funeral.

Quotes by Tyson Fury

I may have been born in Tel Aviv, but my umbilical cord emerges from the Temple Mount.

Quotes by Tzipi Livni

When I was born, I always knew something was a little bit different about me.

Quotes by Troye Sivan

We're not born stuffy and boring.

Quotes by Troy Nixey

I was born here and I was raised here in Los Angeles. And when I was five years old, my best friends were Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen because we lived across the street from each other.

Quotes by Troian Bellisario

I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.

Quotes by Travis Scott

I was, for some reason, born knowing how to get married.

Quotes by Tracy McMillan

Nineties hip-hop was a big influence for me; it still is. I love '90s everything. And it's when I was born, too. I'm a '90s kid for sure.

Quotes by Tori Kelly

The art music of the West has developed through out its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them; non-Western musicians were born, and grew like the grasses of the field.

Quotes by Toru Takemitsu

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.