Quotes About Heritage

Although I was always very happy in Britain, I never stopped thinking of America as home, in the fundamental sense of the term. It was where I came from, what I really understood, the base against which all else was measured.

You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me speak Spanish first knowing I was going to speak English in school.

I understood when I was quite small that there were two special things about the Jews. That we'd endured for over 3,000 years despite everything that had been thrown at us, and that we had an extraordinarily dramatic story to tell.

My uncle is a Southern planter. He's an undertaker in Alabama.

The old-school Undertaker is my legacy. It's probably what I'm going to be remembered for.

There's probably more history now preserved underwater than in all the museums of the world combined. And there's no law governing that history. It's finders keepers.

The native music of North America, the original-roots music of this country, is also the underworld music of this country.

The undiscovered places that are interesting to me are these places that contain bits of our disappearing history, like a ghost town.

My grandfather was an undocumented immigrant. My great-grandmother, my bisabuela, carried him over the border in her arms.

Scotland is undoubtedly the star of 'Outlander.' I'm so proud of the country and all it has to offer.

Undoubtedly Obama's multi-ethnic heritage is part of his appeal. There is something in his background that we can all relate to and grab hold of.

When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I've always felt okay in Berlin.

I genuinely do think that skin does have a lot to do with genetics. I was blessed. You should see my mom and grandma - it's unfair!

My hope is that I will take the good from my experiences and extrapolate them further into areas with which I am unfamiliar. I simply do not know exactly what that difference will be in my judging. But I accept there will be some based on my gender and my Latina heritage.

I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue.

I'll never totally get away from being who I am, which first, to many, is the daughter of Nat King Cole, which became even more intensified with the 'Unforgettable' album.

Unfortunately, I never saw Pele play. What I know of him is through my grandfather, my dad's dad, who used to talk to me and tell me about how he played.

Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the dawn." (1872)

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the

If origin defines race, then the entire human race is African.

What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?

Hijo de tigre, no siempre sale pintado. Siempre ahi esa excepción.

You should assume the mantle of your birthright.