Quotes About Identity

Much of America rooted for Mr. Obama simply because he is black.

I want to stay rooted forever.

I've always rooted on kids that do what they want to do and are being who they want to be.

There is nothing like playing for the team you grew up rooting for.

I can't give up the allegiances I grew up with, given where I was born and where I grew up, but you won't see me at a Rutgers game rooting for somebody else. Let's put it that way.

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

You can't run from your roots of who you are.

I feel like our history and our roots make us who we are.

My roots have never left me... because the very first memory I have is my mom singing and me singing with her.

You can't forget your roots.

I know where I come from and what my roots are.

You can't really run from your roots.

My African roots made me what I am today. They're the reason I exist at all.

I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.

You can't run from your roots.

We have deep roots in Arkansas, and I'll always be a Razorback.

My roots are documentaries.

I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.

A lot of things come down to your roots and how you're brought up.

I am very proud of my Australian roots.

My roots go back to West Africa, but my last name is Kirby, which is not an African name.

When I was in school, my first acknowledgement of 'Roots' was Kunta Kinte.

We really wanted our characters to be very Latin-based because we've always been so proud of our roots.

Sometimes it can be easy to forget where your roots are or where you came from.