Sheri L. Dew Quotes

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.

I grew up in a wonderful blend of a lot of old culture.

I love my heritage!

I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican roots with honor and pride.

I understand people want to hold on to their roots.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going.

The greatest guarantee for the preservation of a person’s identity is language and faith, and all Armenians must carry these two values.

We have a unique culture.

I think by embracing your heritage and your history, it just serves you so much more, and you become a deeper and more powerful person by embracing them.

Culture is coded wisdom

I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you?

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.

There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have been and how we got here that I think need to be done.

It’s very important that all of us who have bicultural roots retain our culture.

Art is the permanence of a civilization.

I am not myself, I am the result of all my ancestors.

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

It's good to be proud of your heritage and your culture, but pride can be perverted.

I think the knowledge of where you come from gives you more of an affinity for understanding different cultures and learning.

We must preserve our cultural identity.

I always had my roots in the past.

I'm so proud of my heritage, and I know who my fans are.

Let's treasure our roots, even when we're far away.

Culture is a reflection of values.