In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage- to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, ….

The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it..

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand..

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you..

We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it..

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children..

Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down..

You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life..

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics..

My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 f….

Unless we learn from history, we are destined to repeat it. This is no longer merely an academic exercise, but may contain our worlds fate and our de….

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help..

You can never enslave somebody who knows who he is..

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth..

The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle..

In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we came from..

History is written by winners..

Raw, naked truth exchanged between the black man and the white man is what a whole lot more of is needed in this country - to clear the air of the ra….

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future..

Your attitude is everything. Believe in yourself and trust your material. To be a successful writer, write every single day where you feel like it or….

I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with un….