The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely… — Wilbur Wright Copy Share Image
It has been said that a man of genius should select his ancestors with great care - and yet there does not… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Most of us do more than subsist. From the vantage point of our ancestors, we live lives of almost unimaginable ease. Here… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Do we have to give Mr Sarkozy a history lesson? Yes, there are Gauls among our ancestors. But there are also Romans,… — Najat Vallaud-Belkacem Copy Share Image
As a woman of color, I always pay homage to my ancestors and elders - in the industry in particular - who… — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
I always cherish my ancestors, my grandpa, great-grandpa, what they did for us, especially my dad who moved from Bosnia. He started… — Goran Dragic 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
I just feel that 'The Color Purple,' which was my 10th book, was a true gift from my ancestors. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I have two Filipino nannies who have British passport and not me. I don't need British passport. When you were running around… — Mohamed Al-Fayed Copy Share Image
All of us in the Ball family in South Carolina, from the time we're children, hear stories about our ancestors, the slave… — Edward Ball Copy Share Image
“All of our ancestors live within each one of us whether we are aware of it or not.” — Laurence Overmire Copy Share Image
“Our Ancestors knew that healing comes in cycles and circles. One generation carries the pain so that the next can live and… — Gemma B. Benton Copy Share Image
I feel like I am not only my ancestors' wildest dreams but also my wildest dreams. Little-kid me is like, 'Girl, that's… — Quinta Brunson 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
I went to Boston fully expecting to be arrested - arrested by a polizia created by a government that my ancestors rebelled… — Edna St. Vincent Millay Copy Share Image
“Genealogy becomes a mania, an obsessive struggle to penetrate the past and snatch meaning from an infinity of names. At some point… — Henry Wiencek Copy Share Image
“To me, the word wisdom means ancient knowledge. It’s the kind of knowledge you not only see but feel when you look… — Molly Friedenfeld Copy Share Image
I'm a 10th-generation Texan. My ancestor - Andrew Kent - fought at the Alamo. — Jessica Collins Copy Share Image
“I embrace and celebrate the color of my skin. Why should I reject the skin color that reflects the work my ancestors… — The Thoughtful Beast Copy Share Image
When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor, and that I had an opportunity to… — Donald Johanson Copy Share Image
“Returning to bed, Rachel strokes Zachariah's black curls as he drifts into sleep and appreciates the shape and fractal geometry there, the… — Emma Richler Copy Share Image
To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground. — Chief Seattle Copy Share Image
Our ancestors grew a lot of millets and incorporated them in their diet. — Chef Damu Copy Share Image
