#ancestor

Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#example #examples #including #inner #jesus

My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#fighters #i #inherited #something #were

Maybe my caveman ancestors invented the wheel or something. I'm not sure. ↗

— Brendan Fraser

#i #invented #maybe #something #sure

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american revolution #ancestors #army #continental #fought

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

— Richard Leakey

#am #ancestors #came #convinced #i

I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much. ↗

— Don Marquis

#blood #boast #descendants #family #finish

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with. ↗

— Don Marquis

#fair #leave #mistakes #money #only

I don't know much about my family history except that my father had straight black hair and his ancestors probably came from India. ↗

— Trevor McDonald

#ancestors #black #came #except #family

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#ancestors #backwards #forwards #had #i

Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. ↗

— John Ciardi

#ancestors #gone #left #money #over