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I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots.

— G. Willow Wilson

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was born in New Jersey but grew up mostly in Florida. My dad died when I was 8.

— John Joseph Adams

I was born in New Jersey, but it doesn't sound like I'm from a certain region.

— Wesley Schultz

I was raised in New Jersey - Long Branch.

— Fred Schneider

I grew up in a broken home, working class. My paternal grandmother raised me and my brother; my father was with us, and my mother lived in Jersey.

— Elizabeth Rodriguez

I think, growing up in a small town - I grew up in a lot of different places. I grew up in a city environment, a more suburban environment, a more rural environment. That's the beauty of New Jersey is you get a lot of different types of living.

— Halsey

New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.

— Jon Bon Jovi

I could be anywhere in the country, and people will ask, 'Are you from Jersey?' I'm proud of that. We're a weird breed.

— AJ Lee

I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.

— Ezra Miller

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was actually born in New York City, but my family moved to Atlantic City when I was five, this being my dad's home town, so I think that qualifies me as a Jersey resident if not a bona fide native.

— Sharon Kay Penman

I was born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's a town that's next to Jersey City, and I'm still there!

— Tammy Blanchard