Tzipi Livni Quotes

I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

When we were children, we were told that we have a motherland, and that motherland was Spain. However, we have discovered later, in our lives, that as a matter of fact, we have several motherlands. And one of the greatest motherlands of all is, no doubt, Africa.

One time, I went to school, and they asked us all to find out where our roots were. It's goin' around the class, and the kids were going, 'I'm Swedish-German' or 'I'm English-Irish.' They got to me and I said, 'Pure Kentuckian.'

My grandfather is from Peshawar; he was born there.

My whole identity comes from Pakistan.

We should not ignore or isolate our roots, no matter where we stay.

My heritage has been my grounding, and it has brought me peace.

We all need a past - that's where our sense of identity comes from.

My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.

You can't run from your roots.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

My African roots made me what I am today. They're the reason I exist at all.

Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent.

You want to try to find your heritage.

I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

It's good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It's DNA, it's in your blood.

I'll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I'm from Quebec, and every time I go to a country, I say that. It's my roots, my origins, and it's the most important thing to me.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

I have blood from Dutch and Norwegian.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.