Maya Hawke Quotes

It is awesome to feel you are carrying on the family name.

I am very aware of my family name. I'm very aware of the legacy that that kind of carries with it. And I think that I didn't want to lose any kind of hold of that. And I think once you're born into something that you're proud of and that you're aware of, you don't take it lightly.

Who I am at the core and what I think represents me is really reflected in my family.

I really believe in the last name Hoffa being something powerful. You want to live your life to bring honor to that name.

The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather.

I'm an interested party in obviously the name and reputation of Lucas - because I'm a Lucas, even though I don't go by Lucas.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to.

As I don't know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I'm just really happy it's a family I can be proud of; it's not as if I'm related to some Z-list celebrity.

I'll probably always be 'Timothy Spall's son' and it's something I'm proud of. Maybe one day as well as that, they'll say of Timothy Spall that 'He's Rafe Spall's dad'.

I don't want to be remembered as 'the son of Bruce Lee'.

I'm so proud of who I am and where I come from and who my father is.

Both my mother's family and my father's family go back almost a hundred years in the district. I was born in the district, raised in the district, raised my family in the district. And so that's the way I see myself.

I'm quite looking forward to the fact that people know me as Richard rather than Craig.

A woman always has her man, but the man unconsciously leans on his roots, his heritage. He feels like an orphan without his parents.

One of the things that's important about family is the narrative history they create for themselves.

I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.

I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying.

Your name is a funny thing. It stands for what you're about, and everything I do is really about pride.

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

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.

Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

What I said to my family is, 'Our history is our own. Let people write what they want, we know who we are.'