I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage. Erma Bombeck
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. António Lobo Antunes
I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to. Bill Bryson
I come from a place that likes grandeur; it likes large gestures. It is not inhibited by flourish. It is a rhetorical society. It is a society of physical performance. It is a society of style. Derek Walcott
I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds. Ennio Morricone
I would like to grow less afraid of dying. I am infinitely less afraid today than I was 15 or 25 years ago. I was most afraid of dying when I was 33, because I come from a Catholic family. Sidney Poitier