Quotes About Heritage

I was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they have this combination of English and American humor.

I drive a 1965 Shelby Cobra. I love classic muscle cars.

I like the old-school muscle cars.

What does culture mean? It's not a physical thing. I love a museum, but that, for me, doesn't make you a better person.

This is the kind of stuff me and my friends talk about. We sit around and drink coffee, and we're really angry: We're like, 'Where's the Latino Museum?' Where can we go with our families, where can we go with our friends to learn about our history?

I wish there was a museum of sorts for legends like Ellis R Dungan and many others who disappear with the turn of page in the book of time.

I think I was eight the first time I saw the Benin bronzes. I was taken to see them at the British Museum by my white, British mother, who felt it important that her half-Nigerian children learned about the artistic achievements of their forefathers. I've been entranced by them ever since.

I'm more inclined towards old churches and dusty museums.

I'm not a musician, I can't read music, but I came from a family of music fans. Not mad music fans, but people who like music. Both of my parents can play the piano. They were very good dancers, which I am not.

I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from.

I'm from Louisiana, and that's where I got my start, in Cajun music. There's a huge music scene down there centered around our culture. Those are people that are not making music for a living. They are making music for the fun of it. And I think that's the best way I could have been introduced to music.

The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.

I come from a musical kind of family.

I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.

I don't just come from a musical family, but from a musical community.

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.

Macon has such a rich musical history - and the state of Georgia, as well.

I come from a place where there's a lot of musical families.

My family's a very musical family, so music's always been a part of my life.

My family was always musically inclined.

I definitely respect the men and women who came before me and how much those people gave to me musically.

I am a Slavic musician and it is deeply inside of me.

I haven't done any genealogical exploring myself, though members of my family and also of my husband's family have traced things back. I have a great grandfather on my mother's side who was a musician, and I'd like to know more about his life.

Our parents were musicians.