Quotes About Heritage

You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.

The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.

Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart.

As the son of a Protestant Christian mother and a Shia Muslim father, I have nevertheless ended up without a religious bone in my body.

France, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws (Les Regrets)

My father was a construction engineer, and my mother was a production engineer.

The Blues? It's the mother of American music. That's what is is - the source.

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian.

At the moment, my mother is the only one left in Glasgow, although it's certainly my home.

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.

My mother is Italian and my dad's Irish. In my family, we're expressive. Nobody holds back.

Sean Óg ó Hailpín.... his father's from Fermanagh, his mother's from Fiji, neither a hurling stronghold.

On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin.

My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and raised in Hollywood.

I'm a full-blooded Mexican. My mother was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and my father - the son of Mexican immigrants - was born near Fresno, California.

My father's wit, and my mother's tongue, assist me!

First my mother was Spanish. Then she became a Jehovahs Witness.

I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'

I know my father and my mother, but beyond that I cannot go. My ancestry is blurred.

Yes. My mother was and still is a Folk Singer. She was very involved in the political movements for Unions and Civil rights. She sang with Pete Seeger among others. My father was an Actor.

My father was a schoolteacher and my mother came from a teacher's family.

I am truly my mother's son.

I grew up in Birmingham, but my parents are originally from Barbados. My dad, Romeo, was a long-distance lorry driver, and my mother, Mayleen, worked in catering.

My father was an immigrant from Russia and my mother was first generation.