Ancestor Quotes

479 Ancestor quotes by 379 unique authors

We must live in the radiance of tomorrow, as our ancestors have suggested in their tales. For what is yet to come tomorrow has possibilities,… — Ishmael Beah
Everyone, no matter what their cultural background, has a right to discover the sacred in nature; to heal and be redeemed spiritually by nature; and… — Martha Brooks
We are not primitive. We live differently to you, but we do not live exactly like our grandparents did, nor do you. Were your ancestors… — Roy Sesana
Sometimes the ancestors deem certain information so important that they send it to the subconscious mind without being consciously asked. — Luisah Teish
We are the ancestors of the future and what we do now will have an impact. — Luisah Teish
My ancestors are all crazy. My great-great-granddad, he was the last man to live in a cave in Nottingham. — Neon Hitch
Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. — Jonas Salk
Freedom is where you can live, as pleases a brave heart; where you can live according to the customs and laws of your Fathers; where… — Ernst Moritz Arndt
I don't rock chains our ancestors did it for us — Phonte
I'm free... to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't. I can. And my children will. — Jefferson Smith
The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children — Philip Carr-Gomm
Several Southeastern tribes have long said that their ancestors received immigrants from Mesoamerica and that these immigrants introduced many cultural changes. Far too few anthropologists… — Richard Thornton
We must act as if we answer to, and only answer to, our Ancestors, our children, and the unborn. — Amilcar Cabral
Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or from cowardice fall behind. — Plato
Power is not brute force and money; power is in your spirit. Power is in your soul. It is what your ancestors, your old people… — Winona LaDuke
Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn. — Marian Wright Edelman
Our ancestors worshipped the Sun, and they were not that foolish. It makes sense to revere the Sun and the stars, for we are their… — Carl Sagan
Every action has an ancestor of a thought. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature has endowed the earth with glorious wonders and vast resources that we may use for our own ends. Regardless of our tastes or our… — Charles Kellogg
If your ancestors cut down all the trees, it’s not your fault, but you still don’t live in a forest. — Unknown Author
Life, as a part, is interwoven with the life of the whole, not only present, but past and future, for while men come and go… — Colin Jordan
I remember as a child of eight being told by a young friend that I had killed Christ. That was news to me. It's a… — Sid Fleischman
Remember your ancestors, dream of your descendants and work hard while you're living. — Karen Lord
Nature and the spirit of our ancestors are giving you loud warnings. Today you see increasing floods, more damaging hurricanes, hail storms, climate changes and… — Thomas Banyacya
There were no pre-adamic men in the line of Adam. I am not a scientist. I do not profess to know anything but Jesus Christ,… — Marion G. Romney

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