North Carolina

Well, I\\’m a huge

Well, I’m a huge fan of Ryan Adams, who’s from North Carolina. And he’s beginning to break really quite big. Elton John

Both my parents came from North Carolina, in Warren County. My mother had a feeling that there was greater culture in North Carolina than obtained in Norfolk, Virginia, plus the fact she just didn’t like the lowland-lying climate there. Ella Baker

I went to what

I went to what is known as, and was at that time, too, Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In fact, because of the lack of public school facilities, I began there. I began boarding school at the high school level; in fact, a year below the high school level. Ella Baker

I was born in

I was born in Norfolk, Virginia. I began school there, the first year of public school. When I was 7, the family shifted back to North Carolina. I grew up in North Carolina; had my schooling through the college level in North Carolina. Ella Baker

I was an English

I was an English major in college, and then I went to graduate school in English at the University of North Carolina for three years. Elizabeth Edwards

I think it\\’s important

I think it’s important to understand that North Carolina has been ground zero for conservative backlash. Eddie Glaude

My music came up

My music came up from the soil of North Carolina. Earl Scruggs

The University of North

The University of North Carolina-Greensboro has ordered a Christian club to allow non-Christians as leaders. While we’re at it, let’s put high school dropouts in charge of the University. Fred Thompson

I’d never get elected

I’d never get elected if people in North Carolina realized how liberal I am. Dean Smith

We’re not unique in

We’re not unique in our family. We’re more ambitious but we’re not special. I’m not funnier than anyone else in my family; it’s just that we wanted more than Raleigh, North Carolina, had to offer. If my brother wanted more than Raleigh had to offer, you would know his name. My sister Lisa has a … Read more