Aristocrat Quote by Alain de Botton

I came from an intellectual Parisian family. My father was a watchmaker; my mother was a housewife. We discussed politics, art, sculpture - never…

— Sonia Rykiel

I was born in France. My father was a renowned French philosopher and journalist, and my mother was a painter. So I grew up…

— Matthieu Ricard

My name, my origins, my background and my experiences are what leveraged my success. The angle of the immigrant, through which I examined the…

— Gad Elmaleh

Both of my parents were first-generation Americans, the children of Jews who left Eastern Europe around the turn of the century.

— H. Robert Horvitz

Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning.

— Elie Wiesel

It was an identity crisis. I was born and raised in France, but I never really felt French, so I needed to find something…

— eL Seed

When I wrote about the French Revolution, I didn't choose to write about aristocrats; I chose characters who began their lives in provincial obscurity.

— Hilary Mantel

They were French, they were Jews, and they were you.

— Markus Zusak

I was born in France. I grew up in Africa.

— Benjamin Millepied

Until he lost all his money, my father was a successful north London Jewish businessman. He was unusual among his immediate family in that…

— Anthony Horowitz

I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor,…

— Pete Seeger