Ancestral Roots Quotes

My surname Volkanovski comes from my father's side, so I have many Macedonian supporters and I really appreciate it.

My father's family can be traced back to 1400. I've been told by gypsies that there is unmistakeably gypsy blood in me. Lee is a gypsy name, you know.

I am equally proud of my Serbian origin and my Croatian fatherland.

My father is from the village of Beranci, Macedonia, and my mother is from Greece.

My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral

I am 3.8 percent Neanderthal. One of my ancestors mated with a Neanderthal, and I am not embarrassed by that.

Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood.

Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.

I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you?

A lot of cultures believe you take the placenta and you bury it and plant something.

When I'm in England, I know I'm a visitor, but being a white man in England with ancestry that's German and Italian, I have a history with the Romans and the Saxons. I feel some connection and ancestry here, as weird as that sounds.

Not a stone but has its history.

I am Jewish. My real name is Chris Tuckenberg. A lot of people don't know about that.

The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.

I love Christmas. At this very special time of year, when the sun appears only fleetingly to those of us living in the northern hemisphere, I feel a deep connection with ancient ancestors.

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.

History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what to do next, which is why it's worth trying to know where things come from.

I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.

I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language.

For the vast majority of humans in history, people lived, traveled, worked and died within a few miles of their birthplace.

I have been to Tirupathi more than I have ever been to my grandpa's place. Every Telugu is a Tirupathi guy!

What if I told you every single person in America - every single person on Earth - is African? With a small scrape of cells from the inside of anyone's cheek, the science of genetics can even prove it.

My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or woman.