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
“Our stories make us who we are. And each story has its own purpose and its own reward. Each story rings true… — Laurence Overmire Copy Share Image
“We investigate, we prepare, we execute. We find them, we take them down, and then we piss on their ancestors’ graves.” — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Ancestors do not mean so much. The rebel who succeeds generally makes it easier for the posterity that follows him; so these… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
Our ancestors are very good kind of folks; but they are the last people I should choose to have a visiting acquaintance… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan Copy Share Image
“We carry our ancestors in our names and sometimes we carry our ancestors through the sliding doors of emergency rooms and either… — Marie-Helene Bertino Copy Share Image
“Listen, my child, to the voices of your ancestors. Take pride in our accomplishments; find your strength in our suffering. For WE… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
“All of our ancestors give us the precious gift of life. Do we use it wisely? Do we use it well? Do… — Laurence Overmire Copy Share Image
Touch is incredibly important as part of the human experience. Our ancestors relied on human touch to form and strengthen bonds with… — Vivek Murthy Copy Share Image
Our ancestors are looking for us even if we're not looking for them. And by our ancestors I mean our bloodlines and… — Robert Moss Copy Share Image
There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
We must not forget that these men and women who file through the narrow gates at Ellis Island, hopeful, confused, with bundles… — Walter Weyl Copy Share Image
Our spirit of life is not identical with that of our ancestors, and therefore their music, even if restored with utter technical… — Paul Hindemith Copy Share Image
You notice patterns. White guests often are mortified - that word again - when they learn their ancestors owned slaves. But I've… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
We get stressed out now by having somebody yell at us in the office or by making a mistake or by losing… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
It's part of my DNA as a Portuguese. Like many of my ancestors, there's that need to discover the world - exploration… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
All the scars on my body, all the bumps and bruises, all the muscles - that is a story of everything I… — Rose Namajunas 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
I've adopted my grandfather's method of tapping talent. It's our ancestors' blessings and the vibe of the company which made actors enjoy… — Sajid Nadiadwala Copy Share Image
“p 18 - Hundreds of thousands of years ago our ancestors of the dim and distant past faced the same problems which… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
“there is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
“The only difference between the East and the West seems to be that you have ancestors and we are going to be… — Harold Bell Wright Copy Share Image
“It's the land of my ancestors. I need to set my feet on that soil and see how I feel. I have… — Ruth Behar 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
My ancestors had to keep their customs secret for fear of death or persecution, so it's common to be secretive and discreet… — Princess Nokia Copy Share Image
The ancestors are very much invested in the children, because the children are the ones who are going to continue the world… — Robert Bly Copy Share Image
I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from… — Trevor McDonald Copy Share Image
Being African American and Jewish, I have plenty of ancestors and family members that I can look to for strength and, more… — Cameron Boyce Copy Share Image
Our Phoenician ancestors never left anything they undertook unfinished. Consider what they accomplished in their days, and the degree of culture they… — Ameen Rihani Copy Share Image
It is not altogether a bad thing to have criminal ancestors. An arsonist grandfather may bequeath one a nose for smelling smoke. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
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
We rarely know who our ancestors were. Who can even remember the names of their great-grandparents? They have vanished into the dim… — Dmitri Volkogonov Copy Share Image
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
It's very clear from Biblical history and Jewish history that Jewish monotheism wasn't developed in an instant, that it became gradually the… — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
“Our ancestors are our children; we peer through a hole in the wall and watch them play in their rooms, and they… — Amin Maalouf Copy Share Image
“I carry within me the heart of a warrior, the mind of a pharaoh, the soul of a goddess and the wisdom… — grace gegenheimer Copy Share Image
“I am the now of the then. My body is the embodiment of all my ancestors who came before me. They live… — Jarod Kintz 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
We, today, stand on the shoulders of our predecessors who have gone before us. We, as their successors, must catch the torch… — Benjamin E. Mays Copy Share Image
