Born Quote by Reham Khan

I'm a totally desert person.

— Udo Kier

My dad was born in Desertmartin at the foot of Slieve Gallion.

— Declan Donnelly

I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place…

— Ahmed Ben Bella

When you are young, there is so much ahead of you, it's like the Saharan desert. You can't even see across it.

— Henry Rollins

I grew up in Morocco. I was born a Muslim, and, every year, I celebrated Christmas in a big white house in the country,…

— Leila Slimani

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.

— Ai Weiwei

I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered.

— Tan France

My childhood was very sheltered. I grew up in a palace. But I lived in Morocco as a Moroccan citizen.

— Mohammed VI of Morocco

I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and selling sweets made by my grandmother.

— Hugo Chavez

I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner.…

— Harry Reid

I was born and raised on my reservation in my mountains on my plains. That's still where I feel the most full.

— Lily Gladstone

I have this personal affinity for the desert. I am fascinated by the desert. I love it.

— Erika Slezak