“Mountains have long been a geography for pilgrimage, place where people have been humbled and strengthened, they are symbols of the sacred… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Humanity is still advancing; and it will probably continue to advance for hundreds of thousands of years more, always on condition that… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
It is because I recognize the brutality with which my own multi-branched ancestors have been treated that I can identify the despicable,… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
The Day of the Dead is a joyful celebration when you can connect with and remember your ancestors. — Anthony Gonzalez Copy Share Image
Very long ago our ancestors had moral systems. Our current institutions are only a couple of thousand years old, which is really… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
When I looked at the family tree and at where my ancestors lived, it was places like Rothbury and Tropton! I was… — Robson Green Copy Share Image
“We will not blame him for the crimes of his ancestors if he relinquishes the royal rights of his ancestors; but as… — James Connolly Copy Share Image
I'm the descendant of enslaved black people in this country. You could've been born in 1820 if you were black and looked… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Whether as living humans or as mythological figures, ancestors have always played an important role in the African popular and literary imagination.… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
Generational change within a genre is hard to parse while it's happening. Only in retrospect can the passing of the baton from… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I envy those Hindus and Buddhists who have in their religion philosophy and ancestor worship which build in the believer a continuity… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
I am a Malayali. My ancestors are from Tamil Nadu, but they settled in Irinjalakuda. — Sudha Chandran Copy Share Image
In archaeology, context is the basis of many discoveries that are imputed to the deliberate workings of intelligence. If I find a… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“To plant a family! This idea is at the bottom of most of the wrong and mischief which men do. The truth… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
“Studying the history of our ancestors is instructive. I understand some of my parents’ struggles and sacrifices. I am acquainted with my… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“More than anything, this place feels familiar. I bury my hands in the hot sand and think about the embodiment of memory… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
Until about 30,000 years ago, there were at least five other species of humans on the planet. Homo Sapiens, our ancestors, lived… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
When we censor our history by disguising our scars, we belittle this process and the struggles our ancestors fought so hard to… — Markwayne Mullin Copy Share Image
“Dychwelyd i wlad eich hynafiaid; gwaed yn galw i waed. Return to the land of your fathers; blood calls to blood.” — Horton Deakins Copy Share Image
What I call my 'self' now is hardly a person at all. It's mainly a meeting place for various natural forces, desires,… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm especially honored that The Black Gents will debut Off-Broadway and pay tribute to The Tuskegee Airmen and other ancestors of that… — Lamman Rucker Copy Share Image
I have a deep tribal sense. I grew up in a synagogue that my ancestors built. I sat in the third row.… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
My eating mantra is, you should eat what your ancestors ate. It's true that the quality of vegetables, fruits and meat is… — Sayani Gupta Copy Share Image
To turn our hearts to our fathers is to search out the names of our deceased ancestors and to perform the saving… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
The fancy dance is a celebration of each other, and a celebration of life. The one thing I always heard was: we… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
