Came Quote by Cory Booker

My family came to Newark in the '20s. We've been there a long, long time. My father's name was LeRoi, the French-ified aspect of…

— Amiri Baraka

I love Newark, but it was easy to get caught up in the wrong situation. You know, when you come from very humble beginnings,…

— Michael B. Jordan

I spent a lot of time in Brooklyn as a kid. I was born in New York, and my grandmother lived in Crown Heights,…

— Wyatt Cenac

I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of feeling that…

— Anne Waldman

I have nothing but the best memories of growing up in New Jersey. Of course, I grew up in a nice town, a suburb.…

— Lesley Gore

I was born and raised in New York. My family has been in New York City since the Civil War. I have a ton…

— Andrew Zimmern

My feeling about growing up in New Jersey was, 'How come I'm not in New York?' That being said, I'm older and I have…

— Anne Hathaway

I was raised in New Jersey - Long Branch.

— Fred Schneider

I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. I grew up in the projects. I never went anywhere. But I have lived a thousand lives…

— Anonymous

I feel very connected to New Jersey.

— Jon Tenney

I feel like a Nice citizen: it's my hometown. I come back to the city to spend time there because it's in my DNA.

— Hugo Lloris

I've always had a connection here in the city from the first day I arrived. I stayed in the city. I made San Francisco…

— Willie McCovey