“I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.” PeopleThinkingMenImportantWholeLastsNamesGroupsSpecialRootsMy FamilyThinking Man Author:Mark Sanchez
“Because I had my family, I felt like I could be a bird and fly and experience and do. Because I had roots somewhere, I knew that they would love me no matter what, and I could always go back home and they were going to love me.” MatterHomeFeltBirdRootsMy FamilyNo Matter WhatBack Home Author:Gisele Bundchen
“I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place.” PeopleMeanCultureMissingStrangeMy FriendsRootsMy FamilyForeigners Author:Alicia Vikander
“I came from a race of fishers; trout streams gurgled about the roots of my family tree.” RaceTreeRootsMy FamilyStreamsTrout Book:Locusts and Wild Honey Source: Locusts and Wild Honey
“Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.” PeopleRootsMy FamilySymbolicSaga Author:Alex Haley
“To separate from my culture (as from my family) I had to feel competent enough on the outside and secure enough inside to live life on my own. Yet in leaving home I did not lose touch with my origins because lo mexicano is in my system. I am a turtle, wherever I go I carry 'home' on my back.” FeelsEnoughHomeCultureLosesMy OwnRootsMy FamilyLeavingSecureLive LifeCompetentTurtlesLeaving Home Author:Gloria E. Anzaldúa
“Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection of the forest in my country [Ivory Coast]. When away from home, I mostly miss people and enjoying a good laugh with my peers.” PeopleGivingChildrenCountryHomeEnjoySimpleForgetSupportLaughingMissingYouthInvolvedRootsMy FamilyWestProtectionSpendingForestsNever ForgetAssociationPeersCoastGiving BackSpending TimeIvoryAway From HomeGood LaughWest Africa Author:Yaya Toure
“My parents were born and raised in Iowa and my two brothers were born in Iowa before my family moved to California where I was born so I still really feel like I have those Midwestern roots.” FeelsStillsTwoParentBornBrotherRootsMy FamilyMovedRaisedCaliforniaIowaBorn And RaisedTwo Brothers Author:Jennie Finch
“I'm not into branding - I'm trying to be organic to who I am on every level. I do really connect to being a part of the working class. Those are my roots. My family [consists of] farmers from Portugal, builders, housekeepers and stonemasons.” TryingLevelsClassRootsMy FamilyWho I AmFarmersBrandingWorking ClassBuilderPortugalHousekeepers Author:Nelly Furtado
“Cal says that humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I'll return to dust, glitter,rain. If thats true, I want to be buried right here under this tree. Its roots will reach into the soft mess of my body and suck me dry. I'll be re-formed as apple blossom. I'll drift down in the spring like confetti and cling to my family's shoes. They'll carry me in their pockets to help them sleep. What dreams will they have then?” IfsWantHumansMadeHelpingDreamBodyDiesStarsSleepTreeReturnSpringRainRootsMy FamilyShoesNuclearDustMessApplesDryPocketsBuriedAshesGlitterConfetti Author:Jenny Downham