--- title: "17 Family Roots Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Family Roots quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Family Roots sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/carlene-carter-8671_denied_i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-pa_406169.jpg" --- > [I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlene-carter/i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-part-of-my-family-roots/) [Carlene Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlene-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/carlene-carter-8671_denied_i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-pa_406169.jpg) > [I'm a Puerto Rican woman whose family has roots in Regla de Ocha, also known as Santeria.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-nokia/i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-has-roots-in-regla-de-ocha-also/) [Princess Nokia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/princess-nokia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/princess-nokia-6747_also_i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-ha_2026599.jpg) > [I have deep family roots in Western Kentucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-beshear/i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kentucky/) [Andy Beshear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-beshear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/andy-beshear-6135_deep_i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kent_2217243.jpg) > [I'm still blue collar in my heart. It comes from strong Long Island family roots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-breuer/i-m-still-blue-collar-in-my-heart-it-comes-from-strong-long-island/) [Jim Breuer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-breuer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/jim-breuer-4969_blue_i-m-still-blue-collar-in-my-heart-it-com_2151139.png) > [For more than 300 years Qawwali music and Sufism have been deeply anchored in my family's roots and we spread it around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rahat-fateh-ali-khan/for-more-than-300-years-qawwali-music-and-sufism-have-been-deeply/) [Rahat Fateh Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rahat-fateh-ali-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/rahat-fateh-ali-khan-18295_around_for-more-than-300-years-qawwali-music-an_2222489.jpg) > [All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-lightman/all-writers-have-roots-they-draw-from-travel-work-family-my-roots-are/) [Alan Lightman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-lightman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/alan-lightman-2270_draws_all-writers-have-roots-they-draw-from-tr_1424482.png) > [Our parents taught us to work hard and never forget our family roots, where we came from, and how much effort it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-munoz/our-parents-taught-us-to-work-hard-and-never-forget-our-family-roots/) [Oscar Munoz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-munoz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e3/oscar-munoz-9868_effort_our-parents-taught-us-to-work-hard-and-n_3049352.jpg) > [I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kym-whitley/i-love-cleveland-and-i-love-going-back-home-that-s-where-my-family-is/) [Kym Whitley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kym-whitley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/kym-whitley-15081_back_i-love-cleveland-and-i-love-going-back-h_813366.jpg) > [I grew up in Florida in different cities. I was born in Mississippi. My parents moved a lot, so I moved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-grew-up-in-florida-in-different-cities-i-was-born-in-mississippi-my/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/diplo-9004_alabama_i-grew-up-in-florida-in-different-cities_1116216.jpg) > [Traditions are our roots and a profile of who we are as individuals and who we are as a family. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lidia-bastianich/traditions-are-our-roots-and-a-profile-of-who-we-are-as-individuals/) [Lidia Bastianich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lidia-bastianich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/650/lidia-bastianich-5364_belonging_traditions-are-our-roots-and-a-profile-o_2313054.png) > [The fact of leaving one's country, one's family, one's roots, can be painful. My father had already found his place, but for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najat-vallaud-belkacem/the-fact-of-leaving-one-s-country-one-s-family-one-s-roots-can-be/) [Najat Vallaud-Belkacem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najat-vallaud-belkacem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/najat-vallaud-belkacem-14407_country_the-fact-of-leaving-one-s-country-one-s_1386794.jpg) > [Since we've come to Charlotte, we very quickly realized that this is home. This community quickly embraced our family, so we put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-olsen/since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-quickly-realized-that-this-is/) [Greg Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-olsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/greg-olsen-5675_community_since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-qu_1994174.jpg) > [“We are a family whose roots are more like aerials. We pick up signals from the air around us - ideas, affinities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-kunzru/we-are-a-family-whose-roots-are-more-like-aerials-we-pick-up-signals/) [Hari Kunzru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-kunzru/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/hari-kunzru-12838_books_we-are-a-family-whose-roots-are-more-lik_651992.jpg) > [I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-sanchez/i-m-thinking-man-there-s-this-whole-other-group-of-people-that-are/) [Mark Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-sanchez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/mark-sanchez-24206_family_i-m-thinking-man-there-s-this-whole-othe_1008896.jpg) > [I am a first-generation college graduate, and I'm proud to say that most of my other siblings have college degrees as well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-munoz/i-am-a-first-generation-college-graduate-and-i-m-proud-to-say-that/) [Oscar Munoz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-munoz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/oscar-munoz-9868_effort_i-am-a-first-generation-college-graduate_909324.jpg) > [“To every Old World belief, habit, or tradition, there was and still is a technological alternative. To prayer, the alternative is penicillin;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-postman/to-every-old-world-belief-habit-or-tradition-there-was-and-still-is-a/) [Neil Postman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-postman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/neil-postman-1598_death_to-every-old-world-belief-habit-or-tradi_1119187.jpg) > [“Before I officially began the journey to dig deeper into my food and family roots, I was racking up an internal encyclopedia…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-w-twitty/before-i-officially-began-the-journey-to-dig-deeper-into-my-food-and/) [Michael W. Twitty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-w-twitty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/michael-w-twitty-24863_dig-deep_before-i-officially-began-the-journey-to_463558.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family-roots/#itemlist", "name": "Family Roots Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlene Carter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlene-carter/i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-part-of-my-family-roots/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/carlene-carter-8671_denied_i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-pa_406169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/carlene-carter-8671_denied_i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-pa_406169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/carlene-carter-8671_denied_i-never-by-any-regard-ever-denied-any-pa_406169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.” — Carlene Carter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a Puerto Rican woman whose family has roots in Regla de Ocha, also known as Santeria.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Princess Nokia" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/princess-nokia/i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-has-roots-in-regla-de-ocha-also/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/princess-nokia-6747_also_i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-ha_2026599.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/princess-nokia-6747_also_i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-ha_2026599.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4d/princess-nokia-6747_also_i-m-a-puerto-rican-woman-whose-family-ha_2026599.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a Puerto Rican woman whose family has roots in Regla de Ocha, also known as Santeria.” — Princess Nokia", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have deep family roots in Western Kentucky.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andy Beshear" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-beshear/i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kentucky/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/andy-beshear-6135_deep_i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kent_2217243.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/andy-beshear-6135_deep_i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kent_2217243.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/andy-beshear-6135_deep_i-have-deep-family-roots-in-western-kent_2217243.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have deep family roots in Western Kentucky.” — Andy Beshear", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm still blue collar in my heart. 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This is home for us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Olsen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-olsen/since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-quickly-realized-that-this-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/greg-olsen-5675_community_since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-qu_1994174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/greg-olsen-5675_community_since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-qu_1994174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/greg-olsen-5675_community_since-we-ve-come-to-charlotte-we-very-qu_1994174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Since we've come to Charlotte, we very quickly realized that this is home. 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