America Quote by Robert Mapplethorpe

I grew up in a very suburban neighborhood, so I was used to everything being safe and lovely.

— Aja Naomi King

I'm from New York City. I grew up in the city. Suburban life was very odd to me.

— Max Joseph

I grew up originally in Rochester. It was where I was born and a very tough neighbourhood with a lot of violence. I consider…

— Jon Jones

We moved around a bit when I was younger, but I grew up primarily in Rhode Island, in a beautiful seaside community called East…

— Michelle Gagnon

I liked the place I came from. But a lot of what I liked about it was that I had come from there.

— Peter Straub

There are certain neighborhoods in America like that - like in Pittsburgh, where I'm from - where people wouldn't think it's even livable for…

— Wiz Khalifa

I'm a Midwesterner by birth, and when I traveled there, when I was young, most of the small towns were thriving, vibrant places.

— Philip Caputo

I love where I'm from. I don't live there because of the circumstances, but all my family is there. It's what's inside, it's not…

— Maria Sharapova

I'm from the middle of nowhere. I had to drive four hours just to find a city. It's a different upbringing. It was perfect…

— Chris Pronger

I moved away when I was young, when I was about 19. I'd literally come from an area with dirt roads and stuff like…

— Diego Klattenhoff

I love where I'm from, but it's a tough, poverty-stricken area.

— Caleb Plant

I could have moved anywhere I wanted to. But for family reasons, I stayed in the Midwest.

— Rick Nielsen