Heritage Quotes

See also Core English Vocabulary (H) Quotes

I love my heritage! I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.

- Alicia Keys

(When asked if it was difficult being a Hispanic actress) It got me where I am today! I don`t know if I would`ve had the opportunity to be on Wizards of Waverly Place if it weren`t for my heritage. I realize everybody wants what they don`t have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what`s on the outside!

- Selena Gomez

I`m determined not to lose my name. It`s who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It`s just who I am. My character. My make-up. My culture and heritage is a very rich one. So what if it`s difficult for people to pronounce? We all learned how to say Schwarzenegger.

- Ioan Gruffudd

I have no intention of giving up my Canadian heritage, and all those who loved and supported me. My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.

- Jim Carrey

The West - the very words go straight to that place of the heart where Americans feel the spirit of pride in their western heritage - the triumph of personal courage over any obstacle, whether nature or man.

- John Wayne

I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian American who is working as an actress. People often confuse the two. When you are "representing," you have the burden of some people projecting their hopes onto you. This can eventually lead to a certain amount of disappointment. I strive to not deny myself experiences that open up to me. I hope to live without looking back in regret. If people want to join me on the ride, then I`m happy to have them along.

- Lucy Liu

I`ve learned that we can do just about anything under the sun with computers. So the question becomes, should we? Or, should we remind ourselves, as filmmakers, to be careful and remember that there is nothing more important than how a story is told? If storytelling becomes a byproduct of the digital revolution, then the medium itself is corrupted. On the other hand, if digital tools are simply a way to enhance a conventional story, then in that case, they can make telling that story easier. It`s easier and more practical to show 20,000 soldiers in the Crimean War using computers, obviously. So, that`s fine. But now, we have technology that can replace actors, or an entire performance in an already existing movie. We could cut out Humphrey Bogart and replace him with Vin Diesel, if somebody wanted. Who would want to? Well, there might be people who would. That`s why we have to be careful. Movies reflect our cultural heritage from the period in time in which they were made. Therefore, altering them can destroy that historical perspective. That`s disrespectful of history, which is a big issue for me. The situation is like walking a tightrope - we have to move forward, but we have to be careful.

- Steven Spielberg

I am very concerned about our national heritage, and I am very concerned that films that I watched when I was young and the films that I watched throughout my life are preserved, so that my children can see them.

- George Lucas

I am very concerned about our national heritage, and I am very concerned that the films that I watched when I was young and the films that I watched throughout my life are preserved, so that my children can see them. - expressing concern over the Colorization of black & white films

- George Lucas

When asked if she is not interested in Bollywood films: "Not if I get the kind of parts Deepa offers me. I worked in one film in Bollywood but I am here, and I look forward to films being made here. I have nothing against good Bollywood films. Many are very camp and very over the top -- those films are not for me. I have lived in India for some years and am very proud of my Indian heritage." (10 May 2006)

- LisaRaye

The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.

- Ben Harper

By heritage and by choice, the United States of America will make that stand.

- George W. Bush

Last year`s competition proved that there are some fantastic fiddle players in Wales and something we should be more aware of. Traditional music is a part of our heritage and this weekend will help to preserve and develop it for everyone`s future.

- David Hughes

As a Michigan senator, I feel a special responsibility to protect the Great Lakes. They are not only a source of clean drinking water for more than 30 million people but are also an integral part of Michigan`s heritage and its economy.

- Debbie Stabenow

I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.

- Don Nickles

I`ve led this empty life for over forty years and now I can pass that heritage on and ensure that the misery will continue for at least one more generation.

- Larry David

(Of Yugoslavian-German-Irish-Native American heritage, she was raised in Kinnelon, NJ, the daughter of Dr. Salvatore Benanti, a psychotherapist, and the former Linda Wonneberger, who`s Laura`s vocal coach. Younger sister Mariel is a sophomore (and psych major) at Philadelphia`s St. Joseph`s University.) I love her! ... She`s wonderful, so bright, and so athletic the most generous person. I constantly try to be more like her.

- Laura Benanti

If New Orleans is allowed to die, a crucial part of the world`s music heritage will disappear.

- Ray Davies

By going to the movies, and because of other things, too, going to college, making a wide variety of friends, moving around traveling, I became a lot more open-minded than the heritage I was born into might have suggested.

- Roger Ebert

And it`s a crime because the great plays of history, going all the way back to the Greeks, are part of everybody`s heritage. It`s just like in music, Beethoven or Mozart, that`s everybody`s heritage.

- Tony Randall

High tech companies that focus on research, development and production will learn that they can be the perfect complement to our world-renowned agriculture heritage.

- Alan Autry

I think it proves a point to the district. I think now we`re ready to play Heritage again and come out with a win.

- Ashley Jones

We started this really for race relations, to bring people together from all races and to show that people can get along. Before the race we brought about this heritage house to promote unity.

- Bobby Jackson

The trip reinforced my suspicions that, despite my Pacific Rim heritage, I`m about as American as you get. (explaining that he feels no particular affinity for Asia and does not want to live there)

- Brandon Lee

It made me look like I all of a sudden stumbled upon my heritage. It`s not like that. You don`t stumble upon your heritage. It`s there, just waiting to be explored and shared. But what you need is a sign that somebody wants to share this with you.

- Robbie Robertson

Why don`t they go ahead and change the name of the White House to the West House. They want to do away with the heritage of White Settlement and destroy the history of White Settlement.

- Alan Price

This dovetails nicely with the 225-year anniversary of the first meeting of the Continental Congress. I can foresee this being tied to all of the heritage tours that are offered.

- Nancy Anderson

They are providing financial resources and volunteers. From our Methodist heritage, that`s our roots.

- Marc Brown

Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of the Clinton era.

- Jim Cooper

For various reasons, education is being driven towards an increasing concentration on the technical and the commercial, to a point at which any more reflective enquiry may come to seem unnecessary and archaic, something that at best is preserved as part of the heritage industry.

- Bernard Williams

We owe it to future generations to work with landowners to enhance rather than destroy our heritage,

- Andy Brown

Ultimately, America`s answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.

- Robert Kennedy

We`ve been robbed. Robbed by the 3 percent. The 3 percent has taken away our heritage. We`ve got to get involved and take it back.

- David Barton

Grand Heritage is a highly regarded hotel owner and operator and, we look forward to expanding our relationship with them. This is a very unique historic property in an irreplaceable location at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, approximately one hour from Denver.

- Joe Green

It`s what they used to do a long time ago. To keep the heritage of old farm equipment.

- John Becker

I like it, ... I`m very proud of my heritage.

- Daniel Lewis

I think everyone is entitled to our heritage and should not be denied it. It is elitist not to teach it, to say someone is not good enough or smart enough.

- John Bell

is an excellent example of our two countries working together to conserve and protect some of the world`s most important scientific and cultural heritage.

- Ian Campbell

We can balance the environment and we can balance Australia`s cultural heritage,

- Ian Campbell

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

- Stokely Carmichael

European-Americans now have the National Organization for European American Rights, to actively defend their rights and heritage in the United States.

- David Duke

Jewish people have put the interests of race over the interests of the American people... Jews are filled with more hatred and rage for our race, for our heritage, for our blood than perhaps you can imagine.

- David Duke

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don`t forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

- Naguib Mahfouz

The name of "reform" simply covers what is latently a process of the theft of the national heritage.

- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

We need to be doing something with the Avenue heritage.

- Bruce Williams

(Bush`s promise to name conservatives justices,) more than perhaps any other, charged me and millions of other values voters across the land to vote for Mr. Bush, ... presents the most important opportunity we may have for decades to stop the nation`s courts from stripping away our Judeo- Christian heritage.

- Tony Perkins

The proposed new brand name draws on the western heritage of the Colorado Front Range community, the company`s employees and our institution.

- Guy Gibson

I am convinced that the world is not a mere bog in which men and women trample themselves in the mire and die. Something magnificent is taking place here amid the cruelties and tragedies, and the supreme challenge to intelligence is that of making the noblest and best in our curious heritage prevail.

- Aaron Mattox

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.

- Ahmad Fawzi

Students now arrive at the university ignorant and cynical about our political heritage, lacking the wherewithal to be either inspired by it or seriously critical of it.

- Ajay Gupta