"When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth." ― Alex Haley Topic(s): Family Tags: about, family, start More From Alex Haley "In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future." "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." "Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics." More In Family "I sang in the choir for years, even though my family belonged to another church."― Paul Lynde "My work’s never been accepted by my family, but it’s something I’ll always carry on with."― Johnny Vegas "I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night."― Marie Corelli