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title: "2 Kinte Strength Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 2 Kinte Strength quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Kinte Strength sayings and thoughts."
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> [Kunta Kinte's strength derives from the knowledge of where he comes from, but it struck me that I don't know where I come from. I understand that my last name is Kirby, that I was born in London, third-generation Jamaican,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malachi-kirby/kunta-kinte-s-strength-derives-from-the-knowledge-of-where-he-comes/)

[Malachi Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malachi-kirby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/malachi-kirby-17803_born_kunta-kinte-s-strength-derives-from-the_38693.jpg)

> [One of the biggest things that I took from playing Kunta Kinte was where his strength came from in knowing where he was from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malachi-kirby/one-of-the-biggest-things-that-i-took-from-playing-kunta-kinte-was/)

[Malachi Kirby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malachi-kirby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/malachi-kirby-17803_he_one-of-the-biggest-things-that-i-took-fr_114837.jpg)

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