“Our own age is not one which can afford to call its ancestors savage.” — Poul Anderson Copy Share Image
We are the ancestors of the future and what we do now will have an impact. — Luisah Teish Copy Share Image
“Living men forget the lessons of the past. But the ancestors never forget.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
If I'm killed - if I'm removed - there is nowhere else for me to go but to my ancestors. — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
the voices of our ancestors telling of our glorious past, our culture, and what it means to be an Indian. — Allen Sapp Copy Share Image
Not a single one of your ancestors died young. They all copulated at least once. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. — James Nasmyth Copy Share Image
We are the ancestors of our grandchildren's children. We look after them, just as our ancestors look after us. We aren't here… — Roy Sesana Copy Share Image
Well, how'd we get to talking about our ancestors? People think we don't talk about anything else in Charleston. — Josephine Pinckney Copy Share Image
When our hearts turn to our ancestors, something changes inside us. We feel part of something greater than ourselves. Our inborn yearnings… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
In China there is a holiday around the death of your ancestors where everyone goes to the cemetery. It's a celebratory thing.… — Lulu Wang Copy Share Image
Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
“My family tree has many branches, both living and dead... but all equally important. I cherish the memories that make its roots… — Lynda I Fisher 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
I'm just confused as to where we lost that in America because it is everyone's God-given right to think the way they… — Angie Harmon Copy Share Image
If we want to set and enforce a limit on immigration, we have to be willing to say no to would-be immigrants… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
Black Girl Magic means that I have the power to overcome anything. Especially when we're in a world where you're told that… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
Much as I wish it were not so, we do live in a dangerous world. It has, in fact, always been this… — Brad Schneider 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’s important to honor your ancestors. Bringing in a piece of furniture or an object you’ve inherited from a loved one not… — Jeffrey A. Wands Copy Share Image
In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr 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
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'm a 10th-generation Texan. My ancestor - Andrew Kent - fought at the Alamo. — Jessica Collins Copy Share Image
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors. — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
“In America, your ancestors don't matter so much. You're just you .” — Lensey Namioka Copy Share Image
I love my people's history. I feel a huge responsibility to tell the stories of my past and my ancestors' past. — Lynn Nottage 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
We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music. — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
My ancestors were Brahmins. They spent their lives in search of god. I am spending my life in search of man. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a sense, all Americans are battle-born. Our ancestors came here for something better. — Brandon Flowers Copy Share Image
