Quotes About Roots

The bias of the universities has deep historical roots. As early as the 1930s, conservatives were warning of the increasing radicalism of the college professors.

In the 21st century, there will probably be a reflex against the disintegration of traditional European culture. What started as a reaction will come full circle, and there will be a return to the roots.

I never, by any regard, ever denied any part of my family roots.

But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

My mom used to always play hip-hop around the crib, but moreso than that, she played reggae, and I grew up on reggae music more than I grew up on hip-hop.

My parents are from Jamaica, and I love reggae music.

I mean, I'm humble... to me, I'm just a regular cat from Oakland, California.

Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I don't define myself as a Northerner in that I don't live in the North.

When you become an actor, at some point you look for something that brings you back to your roots. You find something that people around your neighborhood can relate to. People that you're close with can relate to.

I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don't know exactly where I fit in... There's always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself.

Not many Rabbitts in this country are related to me.

I'm related to Davy Crockett on my mom's side. Honest.

Because everyone grows up together in my small hometown, everyone knows everyone else. And there are such large extended families that a lot of people are related to each other.

I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

My mother is from Chennai, and I have a lot of relatives here.

I have relatives in New York.

I belong to a Punjabi Hindu family.

At the end of the day I want to be the guy who experienced music in all type of ways, with hip-hop being the roots of it.

I come from a traditional hip-hop background.

If you forget your history, you forget who you are.

I came from Iowa, south central Iowa. It was a very rural area. I saw a lot more hogs growing up than I saw people.

I've always got a home in England. My family and friends are there. It's a place I hold very close to me.