#ancestor

There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations. ↗

— Claude Vorilhon

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We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of. ↗

— Mikhail Saakashvili

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Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation. ↗

— Raquel Cepeda

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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values. ↗

— Ralph Ellison

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My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited. ↗

— Eric Cantona

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Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

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I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa. ↗

— Richard Leakey

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I come from a family that has been here for almost 200 years. My ancestors started a very dangerous gunpowder business in 1802, and my great- grandfather and his father were both killed in gunpowder explosions. ↗

— Pete du Pont

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