Quotes About Roots

My mother was a seamstress, my father an itinerant carpenter.

You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage.

My parents were Belfast Catholics.

Celtic was a part of our family. It still is.

It was important for me to understand who I am and where I came from. To get a hold on why I do certain things.

I was born and raised in Charleston, SC.

My parents are still here in Charleston, and I have a lot of family here, so it's great to be back.

The city of Charlotte has become our family and this forever will be home.

Since we've come to Charlotte, we very quickly realized that this is home. This community quickly embraced our family, so we put down roots here. We love it here. This is home for us.

Chicago is everything to me.

Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.

I'm from Chicago and it's a huge influence on me.

Chicago is my home. And the way Chicago sounds will always be a part of who I am.

I'm from the Southside of Chicago.

After being away at college and in the Army, I never considered living anywhere else. I loved Chicago then, and I love Chicago now.

I want to stay in Chicago.

Everything in adulthood can be traced back to childhood.

I'm living in California but I have a place that is mine in Chile and I belong there. I am no longer an exile.

I am an eighth Chinese, and I come from a large Chinese-American family in Los Angeles.

Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.

I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country.

I come from a Chrysler family.

Cincinnati will always be home.

I come from Cincinnati.