Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own fortune, and he inherits his own… — Francis Herbert Hedge Copy Share Image
Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for one another and hunt in packs, they'd… — Robert Shea Copy Share Image
We talk different languages, eat different foods, but all humanity has one ancestor, which started from one person, which started from one… — Ashraf Barhom Copy Share Image
We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay… — Don Marquis Copy Share Image
My ancestors are Highland Scots, and my father's home in north Alabama is so much like northwest Arkansas. I have the same… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than… — Don Marquis Copy Share Image
I feel that the ancestors are that covering that will cover me. I feel like I can only be enveloped in them… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Before this generation goes on to its ancestors, we should, we must, do our level best to pass on our lessons, so… — Mumia Abu-Jamal Copy Share Image
The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
When I was a child, my parents took my brothers and me to Port-au-Prince during the summer so we could get to… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
It would take more than long-stemmed roses to change my view that you're a despicable cowardy custard and a disgrace to a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Genealogy is among the fastest-growing leisure pursuits in the U.K. Indeed, the urge to uncover the truth about our ancestors has proved… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
When our systematic knowledge of human expressive behavior is more advanced, it will be possible to study the literary and historical documents… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
X is not my real name. But if you study history, you'll find why no Black man in the Western Hemisphere knows… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“Our ancestors had fought and murdered one another, married and forged alliances, founded countries. At their best - but only for selfish… — Andrei Codrescu Copy Share Image
I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for… — Adam Beach Copy Share Image
We oll grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the atties of our brains as they… — Ladygaga Copy Share Image
My mother's Maori, and my father's Australian. I take my strength from both my ancestors, and I'm really privileged. — Robert Whittaker Copy Share Image
Well into the 20th century, black people spoke of their flight from Mississippi in much the same manner as their runagate ancestors… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
It is fashionable in some quarters to say our ancestors were all evil. I reject that notion. I also reject the elitist… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the… — Philip Carr-Gomm Copy Share Image
All Americans are either immigrants or descendants of ancestors who came from somewhere else, including Native Americans. We should all respect and… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
When the ancestors of the cheetah first began pursuing the ancestors of the gazelle, neither of them could run as fast as… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Even before the concentration camps, I felt it was my duty to my ancestors to preserve a world that might cease to… — Roman Vishniac Copy Share Image
Our ancestors went through so much in a fight for us to vote. So I believe that we should engage in all… — Susan Burton Copy Share Image
Going where no man has gone before is more difficult than it sounds. Our cousins and ancestors were no less curious than… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
Because our ancestors lived in social groups that changed slowly, because they encountered the same people throughout their lives, they could keep… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The American idea my ancestors fought for during the Revolutionary War is as exciting and revolutionary today as it was 250 years ago. — Madison Cawthorn Copy Share Image
If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
Let them look to the past, but let them also look to the future; let them look to the land of their… — Wilfrid Laurier Copy Share Image
“Your feelings are the voice of millions of ancestors, each of whom managed to survive and reproduce in an unforgiving environment. Your” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
Abraham is the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He stands at the heart of these three faiths. And yet you… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
The ancestors of printed comics drew, painted and carved their time-paths from beginning to end, without interruption, ... the infinite canvas. — Scott McCloud Copy Share Image
“Tradition is not just a word. It's who you are, where you came from and where you will always belong. Never take… — Wahab Oriyomi Osuolale Copy Share Image
I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors started a very dangerous gunpowder business in… — Pete du Pont Copy Share Image
Let our posterity know that we their ancestors, uncultured and unlearned, amid all trials and temptations, were men of integrity. — Alexander Crummell Copy Share Image
It's interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees, like apes, until finally they got the nerve to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love myself, I love my skin, and I love my history. I'm grateful for who I am, grateful for the people… — Wunmi Mosaku Copy Share Image
There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations. — Claude Vorilhon Copy Share Image
Through trial-and-error and observable outcomes, our ancestors narrowed the field of edible mushroom candidates to just a few with remarkable, health-supporting properties. — Paul Stamets Copy Share Image
