John Gunther Quotes

As you may know, I'm a native Texan. In fact I'm a fifth generation Texan.

Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it.

For the most part, people are proud of the place from which they come.

One day, it just dawned on me that I'm from Texas, and that's what I am.

One time, I went to school, and they asked us all to find out where our roots were. It's goin' around the class, and the kids were going, 'I'm Swedish-German' or 'I'm English-Irish.' They got to me and I said, 'Pure Kentuckian.'

I don't want people to think I'm not proud to represent Texas.

All we did was take what we were and brought it forward. We obviously had a great amount of pride in being from Texas.

I am a hardcore Bihari boy. I am born and brought up in Bihar, and for me, ethnicity is not a problem and is inbuilt in me.

I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

There's something about my Mexican-American heritage... I'm proud of it.

There are times when it's absolutely appropriate to march up to someone, stick out your hand and introduce yourself, and times when it's best to let your male cameraman or producer do the talking and hang back until you've felt out the situation.

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

Saying you're from Texas makes you kind of proud.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.

I wouldn't have been able to move to L.A. if I felt I was going to lose my identity as a New Jerseyian. My accent has gotten thicker since I've lived here.

Texas is a state of mind. Texas is an obsession. Above all, Texas is a nation in every sense of the word ... A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.

I am neither a Serb nor a Bulgarian, I am a South Slav.

I am a native Frenchwoman and proud of it.

Getting to know where we come from is a really profound way of getting to look at who we are.

My grandma would say if someone else calls you a hillbilly, you might need to punch them in the nose. But if we call ourselves hillbillies, it's a sort of a term of endearment, something that we have co-opted.

It's my heritage overall, my people. Mexicans are known for being hard-working people, showing a lot of heart. I wanted to show people I am Mexican and I'm proud of it.

I'm from Texas.