Tribal Affiliation Quotes

Let me say it diplomatically: Most religions are tribal to some degree.

I was born a proud daughter of Pakistan, though like all Swatis I thought of myself first as a Swati and Pashtun, before Pakistani.

We tend to become social core groups, whatever our similar interest and background where we came through. It tends to be a filter through which people see themselves. It can be all different ethnicities. They can see themselves as San Franciscans, or Warriors fans. You want to build a tribe of viral advocates for that team.

It's not just human nature to associate in tribes. It's deeper than that.

Filling out the form: Race? Human. Religion? Paiute. Occupation? Criminal anarchy. Hobbies? Survival with honor.

Growing up, my mother and grandparents often talked about our family's Native American heritage. As a kid, I never thought to ask them for documentation - what kid would?

My mother's family came from the British West Indies. And my father's family came from, well, my father's father came from the Montana/South Dakota area. They were Blackfoot Indian.

I'm proud of my Native American heritage.

Ethnicity and tribe begin precisely where taxes and sovereignty end.

I found my place when I moved to London, where I chose to live, making my own tribe who were all from different backgrounds and places. The class thing is very dominant there, but in the cultural cross-fertilization, I felt a sense of belonging.

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.

I'm probably as royal as Elizabeth Warren is Cherokee.

We belong to the race that knows Joseph

We must buy jewelry; it identifies us with our tribe, just as body piercing identifies those of a different tribe.

When you come out to L.A. to make movies or to do this kind of work, everybody is coming out on their own and you leave your tribe behind. Then, it's a question of, that was your tribe by blood, and now, what is the tribe that you're making by choice or by what you think is important? I think we were having that experience, so somehow the cult world seemed really compelling.

My particular thing is discovering what can be done with media and how it can be used. You can't draw people together like one big huge family, people don't want that. They want isolation or a tribal thing.

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.

If you are considering earning your living from your Element, it's important to bear in mind that you not only have to love what you do; you should also enjoy the culture and the tribes that go with it.

Just as there are many Jews who keep the Friday ritual in their home despite describing themselves as atheists, I am a 'tribal Christian,' happy to attend church services.

Tribal affiliation is much more important than policy details.

As a Mohawk from Kahnawake, I consider Montreal a suburb of our reserve.

In more static societies, like Ireland, you can tell where a person is from by their surname, or where their grandparents are from.

The overwhelming majority of Afghans are not tribal, and they're not Pashtun.

I'm Lakota Sioux.

Most of the prisoners told the interpreter that they are from Mandingo.