There’s a lot to be said for living in a small town, but don’t just take it from us. Major influences and big time personalities have stemmed from humble beginnings, never made possible without their small town roots. How can places so often overlooked on the map make unmistakably profound marks on society at large? No one knows better than those who have made small town USA their home and office.”Football, that’s just athletics. But in the business world – doing everything – people are competing. So you need good work ethics, and I think it helped me to develop good work ethics, being in a small town.” Herschel Walker, UGA, NFL and USFL running back“There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.” Sam Walton, founder of Walmart“A small town is a place where there’s no place to go where you shouldn’t.” Burt Bacharach, composer and conducter“It’s passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.” Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister“I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing.” Sheryl Crow, recording artist and songwriter