Famous Quotes & Sayings

Louise Leakey

It's important to remember that we evolved. Now, I know that's a dirty word for some people, but we evolved from common ancestors with the gorillas, the chimpanzee and also the bonobos. We have a common past, and we have a common future.

Abdullah Gul

We have completed our mission to the EU, now we are on our way to the Balkans. Our ancestors went on horse back, we are going by plane.

Kate Forsyth

When our ancestors crouched about the camp fire at night, they told each other tales of gods and heroes, monsters and marvels, to hold back the terrors of the night. Such tales comforted and entertained, diverted and educated those who listened, and helped shape their sense of the world and their place in it.

Tom Snyder

Misers are no fun to live with but they make great ancestors

Greg Iles

My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Miss.; I performed in the Confederate Pageant for a decade; I dug ditches and loaded trucks with black men who taught me more than any book ever could; and I graduated from Ole Miss. Anyone who survived that is a de facto expert on the South.

Tristram Stuart

Good food for free has been the holy grail of foragers since our ancestors first climbed down from the trees.

Paul Robeson

My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave.

Cory Booker

This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure.

Luanne Rice

My father gave me an old Olympia portable when I was in fourth grade. Our ancestors came from Ireland. Our family stories of immigration helped me understand more about my characters in 'The Lemon Orchard.'

Craig Ferguson

I realized women and humor were linked very closely.

Walter Benjamin

I realized that I was connected to Africa.

Bryan Cranston

I realized, "Oh my god, this is an enormous play [ "All the Way" ]. And it's almost all me. Big. big chunks of speeches, speeches, speeches." And I started to panic.

George Hamilton

I realized that the studios didn't really understand their own system.

Lola Kirke

I realized that I really didn't like the sound of the ukulele so much so I started playing the guitar.

Jodi Picoult

How many times would I throw this away before I realized it was what I had been looking for all along?

Lupita Nyong'o

I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.

Richelle Mead

I realized I’m in love. It's always been right in front of me.

Wendelin Van Draanen

...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.