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

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

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

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

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 feet tall.