Born Quote by KT Tunstall

I was adopted when I was 4. The woman who adopted me, she was 64 years old.

— Kirk Franklin

I was raised in Brooklyn and in Baltimore. My father was a bookkeeper. When I was 36 years old, my mother told me I…

— Harry Frankfurt

My parents in America always told me that I was adopted. It's never been a secret to me.

— Jessica Long

I've always known I was adopted.

— Emily Procter

I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.

— Oksana Masters

I want adopted people to know they were chosen.

— Kym Whitley

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was, and that my real…

— Gloria Steinem

When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that's all I've known. I have everything I need, so I never felt…

— Simone Biles

When I was 6, I learned where I came from, which was one step removed from the usual circumstances. I was adopted.

— Lisa Lutz

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was - and that my…

— Gloria Steinem

I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

— Lisa Lutz

My father was adopted. He grew up in the Italian household.

— Louis Gossett, Jr