I was born where everything breathed a free breath.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

That's where I was born. That's where I grew up." "And I would say I am better in Spanish language than I am in English.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

"I was born and raised in Baltimore, where my father was mayor, and we were raised in a family that was devoutly Catholic, deeply patriotic, extremely proud of our Italian heritage, extremely proud of that, and in our case,staunchly Democratic."

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

"I've come here to worship the Lord Jesus at the place where he was born.It's fun, and the fact that I come and I play trumpet,and there's people singing Christmas carols, and hopefully something goes into the heart of the people,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.25