Family And Roots Quotes

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

All beneath Heaven is rooted in nation. Nation is rooted in family. And family is rooted in self. — Mencius

Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them. — Jonas Salk

The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. — Stephen Covey

I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother. — Rocco DiSpirito

Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me. — Amanda Donohoe

To be around family is to feel the possibility of growing roots again. — Nadia Hashimi

Digging through my roots to understand the way my branches grew. — Saleem Haddad

I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots. — Carice Van Houten

Too many artists and writers have forgotten their roots. I embrace my fans because, in a way, they're family. — Jim Steranko

Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter) — Eileen Granfors

A young girl needs to spread her wings, but a young woman needs roots. — Sydney Logan

I came from a race of fishers; trout streams gurgled about the roots of my family tree. — John Burroughs

. . . when my family headed out west, like any birth canal Rochester was forgotten. — Kim Gordon

I carry my roots with me all the time rolled up, I use them as my pilllow. — Francisco X. Alarcon

Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family. — Juliette Binoche

All writers have roots they draw from - travel, work, family. My roots are in science and it is fertile ground for fiction. — Alan Lightman

I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are. — Kym Whitley

Oh, yeah, insanity ran deep in the roots of that family tree.' (Talon) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

From a family tree that has healthy roots, there emerge hearty leaves and most beautiful fruits. — Wes Fesler

Family is the root of all that is good in our lives, and I am so grateful for mine. — Ivana Trump