Ancestor Quotes

479 Ancestor quotes by 379 unique authors

It is highly probable that the bulk of the Jew's ancestors 'never' lived in Palestine 'at all,' which witnesses the power of historical assertion over… — H.G. Wells
I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same,… — John Shelton Reed
To be able to make up stories has been a great gift to me from my ancestors and from the storytellers who were so numerous… — Leslie Marmon Silko
W are all carrying the imprints of our most ancient ancestors. Not simply in the genetic code, but in the imprints of attention that are… — Frederick Lenz
Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established. — Joan D. Vinge
All the records of your past lives are contained within your own mind, just as the records of your ancestors are contained within your DNA. — Frederick Lenz
Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ancestors. Conservatism, contrary to popular belief, is facing forward in considering… — Criss Jami
I'm a mixture of Anglo-Saxon, a bit of Spanish and one-eighth American. I've often wondered if I have an Asiatic ancestor from the East as… — Olivia Williams
The written word is the only anchor we have in life. How extraordinary would it be if we had even three or four paragraphs written… — Randy Wayne White
Searching for alternative life on Earth might seem misconceived, because there is excellent evidence that every kind of life so far studied evolved from a… — Paul Davies
When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we… — Nhat Hanh
I have no absolute right to my wealth; it comes from my ancestors, my parents and from the billions of people who have worked before… — Robert Muller
The only way we are going to reduce disease, is to go backward to the diets and lifestyles of our ancestors. — Denis Parsons Burkitt
Each of us is comprised of stories, stories not only about ourselves but stories about ancestors we never knew and people we've never met. We… — Julius Lester
Human beings of all societies in all periods of history believe that their ideas on the nature of the real world are the most secure,… — Edward Robert Harrison
Sacrifice is a state of mind in which our thoughts turn with longing [toward Heaven, the Ancestors], It is the supreme expression of loyalty, love,… — Xunzi
It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. — Henry Louis Gates
I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India. — Trevor McDonald
I've been thinking about disowning some of my genes lately. I have a few healthy, happy, long-living optimists in my family tree - most of… — Ariel Gore
To me it seems that the warm blooded dinosaurs replaced advanced mammal ancestors that were warm blooded, also. — Robert T. Bakker
Building the future holds more attraction than ancestor worship, whichever ancestor we're talking about. — Douglas Alexander
Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation. — Reverend Malcolm Boyd
One of our ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and we had family in Jamestown as well... I was raised where service was a part… — Steve Daines
In many traditions, the world was sung into being: Aboriginal Australians believe their ancestors did so. In Hindu and Buddhist thought, Om was the seed… — Jay Griffiths
[When questioned on his longevity] First of all, I selected my ancestors very wisely. ... They were long-lived, healthy people. Then, as a chemist, I… — Joel Henry Hildebrand

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