Hometown Quote by Hope Jahren

If you can't stand the heat, then move to Minnesota. They have snow in May.

— Harry S. Truman

Even though I'm from Minnesota, I did not like cold weather.

— Terrell Suggs

If you go to Minnesota in January, you should know that it's gonna be cold. You don't panic when the thermometer falls below zero.

— Peter Lynch

The winter's a little bit daunting in Montana.

— Phil Jackson

It's kind of cold up here in Minnesota.

— Cordarrelle Patterson

People don't know how awesome Minnesota is... I love it up here. And when I was playing up here, I loved every second of…

— Christian Laettner

“Early December saw the first of the great blizzards of that year. The wind howling down out of the Canadian wilds a few hundred…

— Jean Shepherd

Heavy blizzards start as a gentle and persistent snow.

— Mark Helprin

You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa…

— Zach Johnson

When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't…

— Bill Bryson

I had to drive to Minneapolis once, and went on a back road just to see the country. But there was nothing to see.…

— Bill Bryson

I was born not too far from Minneapolis, so it's nice to come back and visit.

— Marion Ross