I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's very important to me that people see I am an American and I was born in the States.
I did become American citizen in order to vote. I lived in this country for a very long time and I finally reached the point where I thought, I'm often sticking my neck out on various issues as all human beings have a right to do.
I was fortunate enough to be an American citizen by birth and I have the birth certificate to prove it.
It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision.
I was born in Australia and am proud of my Australian provenance, but I am now an American. Like so many naturalized citizens, I felt that I was an American before I formally became one.
I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.
For many of us who were born and raised in this country, including me, it's sometimes easy to forget how special America really is.
I'm American by birth, but I consider myself Canadian.
I was born and grew up in the greatest, the noblest achievement of the human race on this planet - which was called the United States of America.
I was born in the U.S. This is my country.