Michael N. Castle Quotes

Nothing I'm doing is without its predecessors.

Institutions do live on their history.

It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.

I think the history and the past we have is just an energy we've built up to do what we do now.

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.

In my view, you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

You want to try to find your heritage.

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.

The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

The fans in Canada have been there since day one. They're the originals. When people say that's your roots, that's literally my roots. I've just cut this tree off and replanted it somewhere else and it started growing. But the roots are there.

Old cookbooks connect you to your past and explain the history of the world.

The future has a lot to do with the past.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going.

I love history... everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques.

There is also a need that each should understand where he came from and what he is -- and what will become of him.

History is not everything, but it is the starting point. History is a clock that people use to tell their time of day. It is a compass they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. It tells them where they are, but more importantly, what they must be.

… history does not belong to us but rather we to it

It is important to know where you come from.

I feel like our history and our roots make us who we are.

You can't build a future if you don't have a past.

Four legs on a chair, to me, represent a strong foundation and always knowing where I come from.