Anthropology Quote by Naomi Leite

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family…

— Henry Louis Gates

“When defining relatedness and family, there are many perspectives. To some, family is about shared genetics. To others, it’s about shared experiences: growing up…

— Rachel HS Ginocchio

“True kinship takes a warm heart. In essence, it is about being together, deeply honestly. We talk about love so much but we forget…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

It's not necessarily what a family is typically supposed to look like. But it is what it is. It's about a connection and bond…

— Queen Latifah

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family…

— Henry Louis Gates

“comparisons, if any, lead to feelings of kinship rather than of estrangement. Breathing”

— Henepola Gunaratana

If there's anythin' on earth that can be more tryin' than any kind of relative, I don't know what it is, but relatives by…

— Myrtle Reed

A lot of the kinship that people notice is not coincidental. I was very impressionable and trying to find my role models when I…

— Adrian Tomine

Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself…

— Ralph Ellison

We live in a society that celebrates familial connection above any other kind of relationship. We are shown photos of our great-grandparents and encouraged…

— Lynn Coady

I use the phrase 'sibling society' to suggest a culture fundamentally without fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, or ancestors. The thinking is horizontal.

— Robert Bly

For me, ancestry is just one thing that connects us to people, and feeling connected to other people is generally a good thing, as…

— Jeremy Hardy