George C. Wolfe Quotes

Getting to know where we come from is a really profound way of getting to look at who we are.

If you don't know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it's kind of hard to put things together.

More and more I understand that it's very fine not to know where you come from.

Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether they wish to go there, and if so, why, and if not, why not.

I think we all want to know where we came from and how we fit into the world, but some of us need to know how it all works in great detail.

You always want to know what happened before you. It's a human instinct to know where you came from and what preceded you.

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

I guess we're all kinda searching for a connection with something that's relevant to our past and speaks to who we are, and maybe helps us make a connection to what we are, and where we come from.

You have to be smart enough not to dismiss where you came from. It may not be all we are, but it makes up for a great deal.

You never forget where you come from.

You can't run from your roots.

Remember where you came from.

I think it's really important for me not to forget where I came from.

For a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to?

Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.

I don't know where I come from but I'm here now so deal with it.

I think most people are interested in our origins; once we understand, it might be easier to become the people we'd like to be. Or, better, become the people we think we already are.

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

The marvelous thing about a good question is that it shapes our identity as much by the asking as it does by the answering.

I feel eager to learn as much as I can, not only about my craft but the world and the cosmos and how we got here and whether there's any purpose to our being here.

American? Indian? I don't know what these words mean. In Italy, it is all about blood, family, where you come from. I'm asked where I am from. I'm from nowhere; I always was, but now I am happy knowing it.

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

I'm always in touch with where I'm from.

You can't run from your roots of who you are.