Ancestor Quotes

479 Ancestor quotes by 379 unique authors

I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am… — Swami Vivekananda
Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize… — Edsger Dijkstra
White America has seen to it that Black history has been suppressed in schools and in American history books. The bravery of hundreds of our… — Huey Newton
To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations, as well as the security and wellbeing of our subjects, is the solemn obligation… — Hirohito
It is true that all of us are the beneficiaries of crimes committed by our ancestors, and it is true that nothing can be done… — Damon Knight
We still like to make up stories, just as our ancestors did, which use personification to explain the great forces of our existence. Such stories,… — Unknown Author
You do not need to belong to the cat for a long time to realize the main thing that cats like to do is to… — Cleveland Amory
The wisdom of our ancestors. — Edmund Burke
Black History is enjoying the life of our ancestors who paved the way for every African-American. No matter what color you are, the history of… — Unknown Author
We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom. — Maya Angelou
Nature is flexible and resilient. Nature likes redundancy and dispersion. It is approximate and deals in gradients. All boundaries are permeable. Nature nests small systems… — Unknown Author
Almost always tradition is nothing but a record and a machine-made imitation of the habits that our ancestors created. The average conservative is a slave… — Walter Lippmann
Are we being good ancestors? — Jonas Salk
The Drab Age is over. Color is coming into its own again. Until very recently people were literally scared out of their wits by color.… — Dorothy Draper
My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way — Ali Shariati
Religion and science have a common ancestor - ignorance. — A.C. Grayling
A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato-the best part of him is underground. — Unknown Author
I found that they knew but little of the history of their race, and could be entertained by stories about their ancestors as readily as… — Henry David Thoreau
It's interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees, like apes, until finally they got the nerve to head out onto… — Jack Handey
We do not go to the theatre like our ancestors, to escape from the pressure of reality, so much as to confirm our experience of… — Charles Lamb
You are not barred from attaining greatness by heredity. No matter who or what your ancestors may have been or how unlearned or lowly their… — Wallace D. Wattles
We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life… — Swami Vivekananda
The most important question we must ask ourselves is, 'Are we being good ancestors?' — Jonas Salk
The modern technological world appears overwhelming to many people. It drives some to pessimism and despair. It makes others doubt the future of mankind unless… — Glenn T. Seaborg
There are Turks who don't admit that their ancestors committed genocide. If you look at it though, they seem to be nice people… So why… — Unknown Author

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