Ahmet Ertegun Quotes

I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots.

I was born in Brooklyn, but I never lived there.

When people ask me where I'm from I say I'm from Oklahoma.

No matter where I've been or where I go, a piece of Missouri is always with me because this is where I'm from and where I grew up.

Somerset is where I call home, and where I feel most myself.

I want to clear this once and for all. I was born in Hong Kong. I grew up in Japan and China. London is not home for me. I was there only for three years before I moved to India, but that's probably why I am connected with it. London is definitely not the place I consider my home. It's India that I consider home.

My formative years were in Jersey and I'm kind of Jersey at heart.

I did grow up in a small town. I grew up in a lot of different places. But I consider my home to be Cleveland.

It's really hard to escape where you were brought up. Not that I would ever want to escape it.

The best thing you can do is remember your home town.

I've lived in Texas now longer than anywhere and then California and then Oklahoma, but yet Oklahoma is what I consider home.

When people ask me where my roots are, I look down at my feet, and I see the roots of my soul grasping the earth. They are here... in the Southwest... I still live in New Mexico.

I really see myself as a homegirl. Wales is my first home. London is my second home - I've been there 14 years now.

For me, New York is home because that's where I'm from.

I mean, I suppose when I'm in London, I'm home so I'm more comfortable.

Your home town is not where you are from. It is what you are.

I love L.A., but Pittsburgh just is home. This is what I know. This is where I was born and raised. This is what molded me to make me who I am.

Although I was born in New York, I moved to Baltimore when I was young. And I like to say New York birthed me, but Baltimore raised me. A big part of my heart was always in Baltimore.

I'm very proud of where I'm from.

Though I had been born in Maryland, Montana was where I truly belonged.

I was born at Rotten Row in Glasgow and brought up in Loch Lomond near a small place called Gartocharn. And it's a bit like anyone: where you're brought up, you have an irresistible attraction to that place; it defines who you are.

I was raised in New Jersey - Long Branch.

London is my home... I know what's right and wrong here, and it's nice to have somewhere familiar to go back to.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

Whether it's from the biggest, most powerful city, or from the dinkiest little podunk town, there is a certain attachment and connection, and yes, pride about where you came from.