I grew up in a small town in coastal South Carolina. Where I'm from, the people are known as Gullah people. They're… — Brian Stelfreeze Copy Share Image
I wanted to escape Small Town U.S.A. To dismiss the boundaries, to explore. My life experience came from watching movies, TV, and… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
“The simple truth is that you can understand a town. You can know and love and hate it. You can blame it,… — Brenna Yovanoff Copy Share Image
Especially for me, growing up in such a small town in the middle of nowhere, the desire to be away was incredible.… — Garrett Hedlund Copy Share Image
I really just want to be an inspiration. I'm a regular guy, that had a dream, that came from a small town,… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a small-town doctor and he used to say that I was missing a gene that told me that some… — Paul Budnitz Copy Share Image
I grew up in a really small town in Georgia, so the idea of knowing people who are actors or who are… — Coy Bowles Copy Share Image
I had a totally different upbringing, totally different background, raised in Germany, small town, now I am in London taking care of… — Per Mertesacker Copy Share Image
“It draws tourists to our small town, and if you’ve ever driven behind someone who has no idea where they’re going on… — Leah Rae Miller Copy Share Image
I just like country because a lot of those guys are from towns that I'm maybe from, for one. But also, I… — Jimmy Butler Copy Share Image
I grew up in southwestern Virginia. I was born in South Carolina, but only because my parents had a vacation cabin or… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
So my mom's folks are from one side of Greensboro - and, you know, outside of Greensboro. And my dad's folks, the… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
“It’s an immense night out there, wheeling and windy. The lights on the street and in the houses against the black wetness,… — Sinclair Ross Copy Share Image
Given the importance of Washington, outsiders probably have an unrealistic perspective on how large the city is. The fact is, Washington D.C.… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
I had a great career, to go from a small town in Switzerland to play for the Italian national team was a… — Roberto Di Matteo Copy Share Image
When I graduated from high school, I made the decision to pursue my dance training in London, England. I was so scared… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
I'm from a small town so, like, everyone's married with children or about to have children. So it's a little hard when… — Kelly Clarkson Copy Share Image
I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
When you have a small town where all of a sudden there's 3,000 black people living in a neighborhood where there were… — Jonas Carpignano Copy Share Image
I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
Every child in every country in every small town should know who I am. There are a handful of people who have… — Tiger Shroff Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in Ireland and didn't know any actors. I never thought it was a viable job.… — Katie McGrath Copy Share Image
There are so many things I love about he. She's still a small town girl at heart. The most important thing to… — Rande Gerber Copy Share Image
I grew up in Alabama in a very small town and didn't have access to the finest of anything, really. But my… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
The big reason why folks leave a small town,' Rant used to say, 'is so they can moon over the idea of… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Sometimes we followed the crops, doing migrant labor. We did several years of tenant farming in Western Oregon starting in the early… — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
Have you ever wondered, what is out there? You spent your whole life in one small town, never wanted to leave.. What… — Dejan Plackovic Copy Share Image
In 'Waiting for Guffman,' the character I played, the Corky character, he's very serious about what he does, and it's not meant… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
“But i would love to write something, maybe a book. I want to travel to a small town someday - one with… — Lang Leav Copy Share Image
I've grown up in a small town, and I played a lot of sports, so it was always between music and sports.… — Brynn Cartelli Copy Share Image
You must keep people happy backstage because that affects what's onstage. During a run, the playwright feels like the mayor of a… — John Guare Copy Share Image
As an individual, and I have to say as a person of color, the thing about being an 'other' in America is… — John Ridley Copy Share Image
“The big reason why folks leave a small town,” Rant used to say, “is so they can moon over the idea of… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I grew up in Nazareth, Penn., which was an hour and a half from New York, and an hour and a half… — Daughn Gibson Copy Share Image
[William] Eggleston's photographs look like they were taken by a Martian who lost the ticket for his flight home and ended up… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I feel like, big city or small town, you can relate to following your parents' footsteps or putting your own dreams on… — Kacey Musgraves Copy Share Image
I've gotten a lot of messages from kids struggling with their identity and sexuality, whether it's because they're in a religious family… — Gus Kenworthy Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town in a low-income family and was the only black kid in my elementary school. I… — Lori Lightfoot Copy Share Image
Although I missed home, North Carolina is a spectacular place to spend four months. Wilmington has a great downtown area. It is… — Juliette Lewis Copy Share Image