Before I was a genius I was a drudge
Ignace Paderewski
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There flows throughout our whole history a stream of humanity, of generosity, of tolerance, so broad...
IGNACE PADEREWSKI But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memor...
SUE MILLER What I wrote... wasn't crazy... or a bullshit... or nonsense... it was what I saw!
DEYTH BANGER I was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1943.
J. PHILIPPE RUSHTON I was born in a blender.
LORNA LUFT I was born 'neath a clouded star.
JULIA WARD HOWE I wasn't born a redhead, but I was born to be a redhead.
GEORGETTE MOSBACHER I was born to be funny.
BUDDY HACKETT I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961.
ERIC ALLIN CORNELL It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen.
DOLLY PARTON If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o...
DEYTH BANGER I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
BARRY BONDS I am not afraid... I was born to do this.
JOAN OF ARC I was born in August, no July, 1908.
SATCHEL PAIGE I was born in the technology era.
MALUMA I was born with an evil face.
BARRY SLOANE I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
DAN FUTTERMAN I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.
LINCOLN CHAFEE By ancestry, I was born to rule.
NELSON MANDELA I was raised to be a girl Michelangelo.
CAROLYN KIZER I was born in Homestead, Florida.
CHRISSY METZ I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.
STEVE CASE I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.
JESSE JACKSON I was born into a family of preachers.
DAVID SOUL I was raised on NBC television.
DAN HARMON Hey, I was raised in the church.
CHEECH MARIN Leadership is something I was born with.
CARMELO ANTHONY I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paint...
CHRIS STAPLETON I love people. I was born loving people.
BETSY PALMER Am I 53 or 54? I think I'm 54. I was born in 1941. So this year I'll be 55.
CHARLES KEATING I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that...
VANILLA ICE To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.
WILSON MIZNER I grew up in the church. I was raised in the church.
QUINTON AARON I was born as a soldier and will die as one.
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK My mom is from Texas, but I was raised in Florida.
KATE UPTON I was born and bred to be a great flirt.
CYBILL SHEPHERD I was born with a fierce need for independence.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS I was raised by my father; I was daddy's girl.
AMBER HEARD I was born to travel and write verse.
THEOPHILE GAUTIER As I was born to be unfortunate, my sun soon clouded.
DEBORAH SAMPSON Beirut is where I was born and raised.
REEM ACRA I vehemently deny that I was born a cynic and a pessimist.
J. PAUL GETTY I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian.
STEVEN SEAGAL I was raised to be a very intelligent housewife.
LIZ PHAIR I'm sorry, but I was born with a towel on my head.
CHARLES OLSON I was raised to be some kind of artist.
ELLAR COLTRANE My mom says I was born screaming.
ELLE KING It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of th...
CONAN O'BRIEN I was a 'Glee' fan before I joined the show! Since my background is musical theater, it was ...
BECCA TOBIN I've always been conservative. I was born that way.
RALPH HALL I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
NAOMI CAMPBELL I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.
DANIEL EK I was born in March 1949, a post war baby boomer.
JON ENGLISH I was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania - in Amish Country!
JONATHAN GROFF I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
BUDDHA When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother.
RODNEY DANGERFIELD My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.
ERIC BALFOUR I'm half-Irish, half-Dutch, and I was born in Belgium. If I was a dog, I'd be in a hell of a...
AUDREY HEPBURN I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.
TONY CURTIS I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.
JESSICA SANCHEZ I was born to play baseball.
ROBERTO CLEMENTE Forgivenesss: It's a miracle drug. It's God's miracle drug.
GAYLE FORMAN I was born in Messina, Sicily. I stayed there until I was 18 and finished my studies.
MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA I was born in India - but never really lived there.
AASIF MANDVI I was born in France. I grew up in Africa.
BENJAMIN MILLEPIED I'm conservative. I was raised conservative, and that's the way I will vote.
KIM ALEXIS I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston.
DOUGLAS WOOD I was born a character actor.
CHARLES DURNING I'm probably the only guy who worked for Stengel before and after he was a genius.
WARREN SPAHN How do you know about the world is real?...
How?...
How you don't think that you are locke...
DEYTH BANGER Fan: I'd give my life to be able to play like that! Paderewski: I did
PADEREWSKI Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I wa...
JANE SMILEY In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no ro...
JOHN MADDEN I was a veteran before I was a teenager.
MICHAEL JACKSON I was a veteran, before I was a teenager.
MICHAEL JACKSON Long before I was a star, I was a fan.
BILL ANDERSON I was a piano player before I was a poet.
GIL SCOTT-HERON We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I was born.
CARL SANDBURG If you win a Super Bowl before you're fired, you're a genius, and everyone listens to you. B...
JOHN MADDEN Frankly, I was born with a silver spoon.
MITT ROMNEY I was raised doing martial arts.
VICTOR WEBSTER I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
AUDREY HEPBURN I'm a night owl for sure. I was born at 1 A.M., and that's the excuse I use.
KARLA SOUZA I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
BARBRA STREISAND My dad was a diehard Cowboys fan. I was raised as a Cowboy fan, and I was forced to be a Cowboy fan.
DAK PRESCOTT I was born in the middle of the century in the middle of the country, a classic Baby Boomer.
MITT ROMNEY My father is from Bosnia, and my mother is from Croatia, but I was born in Sweden.
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.
DAVID ROBINSON Where a beast would have claws, I was born with talent.
KLAUS KINSKI I was raised Catholic. I went to Catholic school for 12 years.
MEGAN FOX I was raised in a tribal situation, among cannibal people.
WILLIAM P. YOUNG I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.
CHLOE GRACE MORETZ I certainly don't live in a kosher home although I was raised in a kosher environment.
LEONARD NIMOY I was born just barely south of the Mason Dixon line.
NED BEATTY I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons.
DAVID GROSS I was near sighted. I was born myopic, and I got glasses, right after that.
KITTY CARLISLE I don't believe in predestination, even though I was raised a Presbyterian.
SHELLEY LONG I stood there and stared, into the sky and at the city around me. I stood, hands at my side, and I s...
MARKUS ZUSAK I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU I was born in San Bernardino in summer of '91 and grew up in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Vict...
KEITH STANFIELD