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I Was Born Quotes
Most Famous I Was Born Quotes of All Time!
These lines trace personal history back to specific hometowns and eras, from a Swiss canton in the 1920s to Sarajevo in the early 1900s, each detail grounding identity in a real place and time. One simply and powerfully states being born free, without qualification. See more in Born quotes.
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- Climbing
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I was born into a climbing family.
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I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka.
- Father
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I was born in Jerusalem with a religious background and a rabbi as a father... it was rather poor, but what we did have, we did have books.
- Know
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I know so much about Los Angeles. I grew up here, I was born here, I loved it, and I reported on it.
- Great
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I wasn't born with a silver spoon in Beverly Hills, but I was born with a great deal of self-worth.
- New
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I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.
- Born
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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.
- Free
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I was born free.
- Monarchy
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I was born on July 23rd, 1906, in Sarajevo in the province of Bosnia, which then belonged to the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy and later, in 1918, became part of Yugoslavia.
Whether rooted in Los Angeles or a European city long since changed by history, these origin stories show how much a birthplace can shape a life. Continue with City and Family quotes for more.