Challenges Quote by Aja Brown

There's so many opportunities, economically and socially, and just the location advantage and all the great institutions that are here, that this community is…

— Aja Brown

The only difference between Compton and other cities is the ZIP Code, you know, and the mindset - it's just really about challenging people…

— Aja Brown

The Compton I knew was from my mother, and it was beautiful. It was this close-knit community, and people cared about one another, and…

— Aja Brown

Compton looks a lot of different. Residents are now able to go out and grab a bite, go to dinner, go to Target, Best…

— Aja Brown

I'm not actually from Compton - I'm from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up…

— Ice Cube

You know, growing up my - you know, I came from Compton, Calif., and, you know, it was a place where a lot of…

— Venus Williams

I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people... some of the…

— Hilda Solis

I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood, Paramount, California, outside of L.A., like near Compton, that's where I'm from.

— Dante Basco

Some of the hardest-working and most productive people in this city are undocumented aliens. If you come here and you work hard and you…

— Rudy Giuliani

I never grew up in the Valley. I lived in Compton/Gardena my whole life.

— Tyga

I grew up in Compton: 116th and Wilmington.

— Thundercat

Most obstacles are inspiration.

— Millard Drexler