Ancestor Quotes

479 Ancestor quotes by 379 unique authors

Hamilton had a complaint. "Why did you have to tell the cops I'm your boyfriend? That's gross, Amy. We're related!" Amy was disgusted. "We had… — Gordon Korman
Look, Mother, I am never going to be thin. I'm Norwegian. If you wanted a thin daughter, you should not have married a man whose… — Jennifer Crusie
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children — Chief Seattle
Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are… — Amin Maalouf
No one can be free who has a thousand ancestors. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Decades ago, our ancestors realized that it is not just political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world.… — Veronica Roth
Walking, I can almost hear the redwoods beating. And the oceans are above me here, rolling clouds, heavy and dark. It is winter and there… — Linda Hogan
Then he is a monster!" the Prince crowed, "and I must slay him at once. The Formula works!" "Your Formula must result in a great… — Catherynne M. Valente
Everything has a spirit and it's all connected. If you think about that, if you live your life by it, then you're less likely to… — Charles de Lint
The reappearance of the crescent moon after the new moon; the return of the Sun after a total eclipse, the rising of the Sun in… — Carl Sagan
The truth is that we all are one, that all of us together create god, that god is not man's ancestor, but his descendant. — Nikos Kazantzakis
These really are our days, and we can prevail and overcome, even in the midst of trends that are very disturbing. If we are faithful… — Neal A. Maxwell
When our ancestors were attacked at Pearl Harbor, they called it a day that would live in infamy. The day the Partials attacked us with… — Dan Wells
Momma said that ghosts couldn't move over water. That's why Africans got trapped in the Americas.. They kept moving us over the water, stealing us… — Laurie Halse Anderson
I will honor my ancestors in StarClan," Bramblestar vowed, "but not those who have ever walked in the Dark Forest. Guide my steps wisely, warriors… — Erin Hunter
There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let… — Jack Campbell
Everyone knew there were wolves in the mountains, but they seldom came near the village-the modern wolves were the offspring of ancestors that had survived… — Terry Pratchett
To business."Tux Dude extended his hand. "I am Prometheus." I was too surprised to shake."The fire-stealer guy?The chained-to-the-rock-with-the-vultures guy?" Prometheus winced. He touched the scratches… — Rick Riordan
I'd always wanted to believe that my ancestors were better people than they probably were. - Princess Emma — E.D. Baker
It all began when... they're funny, those words. Everyone uses them, without thinking what they mean. When does anything begin? With everyone it begins when… — John Marsden
And that's how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry… — Ted Hughes
Whatever my ancestors did to you, none of them consulted me. — Tad Williams
Maybe she'd seen too many Japanese horror movies, and maybe it was just a tingle of warning from generations of superstitious ancestors, but suddenly she… — Rachel Caine
Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering… — Bill Bryson
The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children. — Elif Safak

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379 authors contributed a total of 479 Ancestor Quotes, led by these top contributors: