Wulfstan II Quotes

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.

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.

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.

No man is truly educated unless he knows where he came from, why he is here, and where he can expect to go in the next life.

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

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 think by embracing your heritage and your history, it just serves you so much more, and you become a deeper and more powerful person by embracing them.

There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we human beings are, who we are and what this life is for.

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

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.

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

Returning to your family and where you came from, and your history... this is what makes you strong. It's not looking out that's going to do that - it's looking in.

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.

I'm a big believer in that I'm here for a reason, and I don't want to forget where I'm from.

It was important for me to understand who I am and where I came from. To get a hold on why I do certain things.

I think we all have a primal desire to know as much as we can to find out about where we come from.

I think knowing where you came from and where you want to go is really important.

It's good to know where you've come from.

We know where we're going cause we know where we're from.

Understanding that what it is that you're doing isn't limited to the roles and the rejection, it's bigger than that, it's about your purpose in life.

When you know your not going to die, you have to ask yourself... What's the highest and best use for myself.

If people do not know where they have been and what they have been they don't know what they are. They don't know where they going to have to go or where they still have to be.

In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we came from.