Quotes About Heritage

My mom says it's an American version of the French name Jolie. My dad says I'm named after Al Jolson.

My mother named me for Marty Robbins.

I was named after a Muslim.

Common folk didn't have last names in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Maluma comes from my mom, my dad and my sister's names. The first letters of my mom's name are Ma, my dad's is Lu, and my sister's is Ma.

When you live in Mexico, your houses all have names.

I was born in Jamaica, my whole family's Jamaican, and they always give me a hard time for being the least Jamaican member of the family. But I think it's their fault for naming me Sarah.

Each country has its own way of communicating a narrative and, through that, expressing family experiences in emotional stories.

Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.

What makes America great is that we were founded on a Judeo-Christian nation. That's very important for us to understand.

Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.

I feel unabashedly Indian, and this means that not just do I jump to my feet and sing along with the national anthem, it also makes me inexplicably sentimental, proud and teary-eyed.

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.

I'm third generation. I was born in Germany, grew up in Germany, and many of my friends are German. I love playing for Germany. I'm proud I can play for the national team.

For Croatians it means everything to play for the national team. Because of the past. A lot of people died in the war. It's like a duty for us to give everything.

Well, Italy is huge for me. I've been going back every summer, not just to see my family, but play with the Italian National Team. So, Italy plays a huge role in my life. It will always play a huge role in my life.

I enjoyed playing for the national team, the French national team, because I think France gave me a lot and gave my family a lot, so to wear the French national team shirt was really good, and I wore it with pride.

I was always happy to play for the Dutch national team.

All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents.

We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.

I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.

My identity and my background still remain with me when I go to a foreign country. I have kept my nationality.

I feel totally French - I don't feel half-French because of my dual nationality. For me, dual nationality just means I don't deny my roots.

Nations have their ego, just like individuals.