--- title: "25 Parents Born Quotes by 25 authors" description: "Browse 25 Parents Born quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Parents Born sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/hideo-kojima-7080_1930s_my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-th_650970.png" --- > [My parents were born in the 1930s, and they experienced the air raids on Tokyo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hideo-kojima/my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-they-experienced-the-air-raids/) [Hideo Kojima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hideo-kojima/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/hideo-kojima-7080_1930s_my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-th_650970.png) > [My parents were born here, but my abuelita was not - she came from Colombia in the '60s to have my mom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-zegler/my-parents-were-born-here-but-my-abuelita-was-not-she-came-from/) [Rachel Zegler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-zegler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/rachel-zegler-7526_born_my-parents-were-born-here-but-my-abuelit_2576049.jpg) > [I mean, I grew up with pretty down-to-earth, atheist parents, but I was born a Pisces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-auf-der-maur/i-mean-i-grew-up-with-pretty-down-to-earth-atheist-parents-but-i-was/) [Melissa Auf der Maur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-auf-der-maur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f28/melissa-auf-der-maur-27179_atheist_i-mean-i-grew-up-with-pretty-down-to-ear_1076247.png) > [My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/my-parents-were-both-born-in-virginia-of-undistinguished-families/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fb/abraham-lincoln-88_born_my-parents-were-both-born-in-virginia-of_95613.png) > [I still speak Czech with my parents because I was born there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martina-hingis/i-still-speak-czech-with-my-parents-because-i-was-born-there/) [Martina Hingis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martina-hingis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/martina-hingis-14463_born_i-still-speak-czech-with-my-parents-beca_3195892.png) > [I'm a Brazilian - full blood, parents born and raised, and I lived there for a little bit - but I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camila-mendes/i-m-a-brazilian-full-blood-parents-born-and-raised-and-i-lived-there/) [Camila Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camila-mendes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/camila-mendes-14621_blood_i-m-a-brazilian-full-blood-parents-born_110594.jpg) > [My parents were not born in Vienna, but they had spent much of their lives there, having each come to the city…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-kandel/my-parents-were-not-born-in-vienna-but-they-had-spent-much-of-their/) [Eric Kandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-kandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/eric-kandel-10189_beginning_my-parents-were-not-born-in-vienna-but-t_1483171.png) > [My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-nurse/my-parents-were-born-in-norfolk-and-spent-their-early-years-working/) [Paul Nurse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-nurse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8da/paul-nurse-22409_bigs_my-parents-were-born-in-norfolk-and-spen_2694798.png) > [I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-chen/i-am-a-first-generation-american-of-chinese-decent-my-parents-were/) [Nathan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-chen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d8/nathan-chen-5823_american_i-am-a-first-generation-american-of-chin_2204046.jpg) > [Both my parents came with their parents during the revolution in Cuba. Both my parents were born in Cuba. They left everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominik-garcia-lorido/both-my-parents-came-with-their-parents-during-the-revolution-in-cuba/) [Dominik Garcia-Lorido](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominik-garcia-lorido/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/dominik-garcia-lorido-40833_born_both-my-parents-came-with-their-parents_3236060.jpg) > [Babies aren't really born of their parents. They are born of every kind word, loving gesture, hope, and dream their parents ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-roberts/babies-aren-t-really-born-of-their-parents-they-are-born-of-every/) [Julia Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/julia-roberts-2214_babies_babies-aren-t-really-born-of-their-paren_777112.jpg) > [My parents were both born and raised in the Depression. They instilled great values about integrity and the importance of hard work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-barra/my-parents-were-both-born-and-raised-in-the-depression-they-instilled/) [Mary Barra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-barra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/mary-barra-23037_about_my-parents-were-both-born-and-raised-in_683966.jpg) > [I'm not Chinese, but both of my parents were born in Iran; my brother and I were the first ones born here.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nahnatchka-khan/i-m-not-chinese-but-both-of-my-parents-were-born-in-iran-my-brother/) [Nahnatchka Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nahnatchka-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/nahnatchka-khan-11439_born_i-m-not-chinese-but-both-of-my-parents-w_2851802.jpg) > [The ultimate defining fact for all of us is that we are children of Heavenly Parents, born on this earth for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallin-h-oaks/the-ultimate-defining-fact-for-all-of-us-is-that-we-are-children-of/) [Dallin H. Oaks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallin-h-oaks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13b/dallin-h-oaks-2042_born_the-ultimate-defining-fact-for-all-of-us_2173939.png) > [Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/both-of-my-parents-were-born-into-poor-families-on-the-island-of-cuba/) [Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/marco-rubio-355_america_both-of-my-parents-were-born-into-poor-f_944664.jpg) > [My parents were both born in 1930. They grew up during the Depression. They wanted their children to have secure lives, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/my-parents-were-both-born-in-1930-they-grew-up-during-the-depression/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/372/diana-gabaldon-185_ambition_my-parents-were-both-born-in-1930-they-g_3200007.jpg) > [My parents were both born in Birmingham, Alabama, and come from large Catholic families with lots of Michaels, Marks, and Patricks, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-joel-osment/my-parents-were-both-born-in-birmingham-alabama-and-come-from-large/) [Haley Joel Osment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-joel-osment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/haley-joel-osment-13043_born_my-parents-were-both-born-in-birmingham_525358.png) > [I was a first-generation college student as well as the first in our family to be born in America - my parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennine-cap-crucet/i-was-a-first-generation-college-student-as-well-as-the-first-in-our/) [Jennine Capó Crucet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennine-cap-crucet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/jennine-cap-crucet-32883_america_i-was-a-first-generation-college-student_2230606.jpg) > [My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lee/my-parents-were-born-and-brought-up-in-new-york-city-my-father-was/) [David Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/david-lee-3951_born_my-parents-were-born-and-brought-up-in-n_575887.jpg) > [Sure I love my parents, but they're going through this phase of thinking I'm too young to make my own decisions. About…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sure-i-love-my-parents-but-they-re-going-through-this-phase-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/anonymous-1_child_sure-i-love-my-parents-but-they-re-going_1627971.jpg) > [“As if the parents we were born to weren't always a matter of happenstance: an elbow jostled at a bar, a muscular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bogart/as-if-the-parents-we-were-born-to-weren-t-always-a-matter-of/) [Laura Bogart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bogart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/laura-bogart-255389_lasting-love_as-if-the-parents-we-were-born-to-weren_2903055.jpg) > [My parents were born into a secular country. They met in Turkey's top medical school, moved to America in the nineteen-seventies, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-batuman/my-parents-were-born-into-a-secular-country-they-met-in-turkey-s-top/) [Elif Batuman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-batuman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccd/elif-batuman-2172_america_my-parents-were-born-into-a-secular-coun_5861.png) > [My parents were born in 1906 and 1907. I think the experience of the Depression greatly influenced the way they thought about the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-yellen/my-parents-were-born-in-1906-and-1907-i-think-the-experience-of-the/) [Janet Yellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-yellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/janet-yellen-2828_born_my-parents-were-born-in-1906-and-1907-i_1185264.png) > [“In my family nudity just doesn’t exist; I’m pretty sure my parents were both born fully clothed and still shower that way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-piner/in-my-family-nudity-just-doesn-t-exist-i-m-pretty-sure-my-parents/) [Huston Piner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-piner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/huston-piner-54898_family_in-my-family-nudity-just-doesn-t-exist-i_2076555.jpg) > [Growing up, I've always felt I was from two different worlds. I was born in the U.S., but my parents were born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-marie-tran/growing-up-i-ve-always-felt-i-was-from-two-different-worlds-i-was/) [Kelly Marie Tran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-marie-tran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/kelly-marie-tran-13341_born_growing-up-i-ve-always-felt-i-was-from-t_2075040.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents-born/#itemlist", "name": "Parents Born Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents were born in the 1930s, and they experienced the air raids on Tokyo.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hideo Kojima" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hideo-kojima/my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-they-experienced-the-air-raids/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/hideo-kojima-7080_1930s_my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-th_650970.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/hideo-kojima-7080_1930s_my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-th_650970.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/hideo-kojima-7080_1930s_my-parents-were-born-in-the-1930s-and-th_650970.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My parents were born in the 1930s, and they experienced the air raids on Tokyo.” — Hideo Kojima", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents were born here, but my abuelita was not - 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