Quotes About Heritage

I'm a bartender's son. Some things you never forget.

I am a son of the Chechen people. I am no different from anyone else.

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world.

God has blessed me with the opportunity to be an American son.

I like to call myself as son of famous father and father of famous son.

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.

I was born on September, 20, 1948, to Nanabhai Bhatt, a Hindu, and Shirin Mohammed Ali, a Muslim. I was born after three daughters and followed by a daughter and son.

Sometimes I am so much my father's son that I give myself occasional creeps.

When I look at old pictures, I see my son Luciano, not me. Luciano looks identical. That's what's extraordinary, the power of a gene pool.

My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too.

I would never say that being Bob Marley's son has been a pressure. It has been a door opener.

I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

I am not ashamed to say that I am the son of a washerwoman.

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time.

My son has been a class clown and it sort of ran in the family.

My father was the orphaned son of immigrants to the United States from Ireland. My father never knew his parents. His mother died - we're not sure - either at or shortly after his birth, and he and all of his siblings were placed in orphanages in the Boston area.

I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son. What a great honor.

My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

No nation has a single history, no people a single song.

'Maruvarthai' was an exciting song for me because it showcased my Carnatic roots.

Not many people know, but Pahari songs are amazing.

All of the songs my grandparents and parents listened to are called boleros - they're all love songs. They're about giving your heart to a person. It's a culture that is so romantic and passionate, and that's something that I'm very proud of. We grew up with nothing, so we just want to live a life full of love.

I grew up listening to Hindi and Marathi songs of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosale.