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Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Roots is not just a saga of my

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: We all suffer. If a man's wise, he

We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Every death is like the burning of a

Every death is like the burning of a library. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Find the Good and Praise it" by Alex

Find the Good and Praise it" by Alex Haley — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: It's an hour during the week where you

It's an hour during the week where you can just slow down. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: He meant you no harm?" said Omoro. "He

He meant you no harm?" said Omoro.
"He acted very friendly," said the old man, "but the cat always eats the mouse it plats with. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Through this flesh, which is us, we are

Through this flesh, which is us, we are you, and you are us! — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I get interviewed a lot, and I found

I get interviewed a lot, and I found myself listening to what the interviewer is asking me, I'm analyzing what I'm being asked more than my response. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Anytime you see a turtle up on top

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: There was a great deal of inbreeding between

There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: You have to deal with the fact that

You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Either you deal with what is the reality,

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Most of the things that are asked of

Most of the things that are asked of me as a representative black person, would suggest never are we equal Americans. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: The main thing you got to remember is

The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I am really quite proud of most of

I am really quite proud of most of the people I " know who have "made it," who do things to help people. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some

Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I don't mind shaking hands with a human

I don't mind shaking hands with a human being, are you one? — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I was weeping for all of history's incredible

I was weeping for all of history's incredible atrocities against fellowmen, which seems to be mankind's greatest flaw ... — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: When you clench your fist, no one can

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Nobody can do for little children what grandparents

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: History is written by winners.

History is written by winners. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I tell younger writers that indeed it is

I tell younger writers that indeed it is devastating to be rejected. You feel like the bottom dropped out of your world. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: If you go back to before mankind came

If you go back to before mankind came out of the cave, there was hatred. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they

Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: In my writing, as much as I could,

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Playboy: Why are you smiling? Thompson: Am I

Playboy: Why are you smiling? Thompson: Am I smiling? Yeah, I guess I am ... well, it's fun to lose it sometimes. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: The anti-blackness has generated new forms of youth

The anti-blackness has generated new forms of youth involvement in anti-whiteness, which in some cases is appalling. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I can't feel Irish to save my soul,

I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: I know that statistically, it has been proven

I know that statistically, it has been proven that there is a tremendous amount of black on black crime within the inner cities. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Racism is taught in our society ... it

Racism is taught in our society ... it is not automatic.
It is learned behavior toward persons with
dissimilar physical characteristics. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was

Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was black. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Tying the little folks with the older folks

Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: You can never enslave somebody who knows who

You can never enslave somebody who knows who he is. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: In the bush, trust no one you don't

In the bush, trust no one you don't know. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: That's what happens with writing. Ingredients bubble and

That's what happens with writing. Ingredients bubble and cook. Material becomes substance. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Every time an old person dies, it's like

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: When you start about family, about lineage and

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: It is the way of the world that

It is the way of the world that goodness is often repaid by badness. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: In every conceivable manner, the family is link

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: The way to succeed is never quit. Thats

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Find the good, and praise it.

Find the good, and praise it. — Alex Haley

Alex Haley Quotes By Alex Haley: Indeed optimists rather than defeatists have produced the

Indeed optimists rather than defeatists have produced the results for which serious genealogical research is best known. — Alex Haley