John Shelby Spong

I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile.

American Clergyman

Brad Schneider

Much as I wish it were not so, we do live in a dangerous world. It has, in fact, always been this way. Our earliest ancestors had to worry about predators, natural disasters, disease, and - unique among our species - attacks by other people.

American Politician

Andre Gray

All kids of all races need to understand, not just about black history but their own history. It's something that will help you in the future, just in terms of moving on in life, understanding the things your ancestors had to go through.

English Footballer

Shinzo Abe

In every country and region, there are practices and ways of living and culture that have been handed down from ancestors. Naturally, I feel that these should be respected.

Japanese Statesman

Jeremy Hardy

I love many places to which I have no connection, but identifying an ancestor, or someone I think is an ancestor, has taken me to places I'd never have gone to otherwise.

British Comedian

Ashraf Barhom

We talk different languages, eat different foods, but all humanity has one ancestor, which started from one person, which started from one god.

Israeli Actor

Jeremy Paxman

I've always thought you have to live life looking forwards, not backwards. I've had no interest at all in who my ancestors are.

British Journalist

Kathy Reichs

Bones tell me the story of a person's life - how old they were, what their gender was, their ancestral background.

American Writer

Henry Louis Gates

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

American Critic

Thomas John Barnardo

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest.

Irish Celebrity

Refers specifically to blood relatives from whom you are directly descended.

Direct Lineage

Ancestor encompasses all family members from previous generations, not just recent ones.

Past Generations

In many cultures, ancestors are respected and honored for their wisdom and contributions.

Cultural Significance

Used to discuss the historical stages of development in technology, ideas, or species.

Development Reference

Can help convey a sense of time when discussing objects or concepts with a long history.

Historical Context

Highlights an individual's role as a foundational influence in a particular field or movement.

Early Influence

Implies that their work or ideas continue to affect current understandings and practices.

Pioneering Legacy

 the more our teeth are put at risk. Those cavemen would hardly have indulged in sugary treats, however, so what caused their cavities? In meat-heavy diets, there would have been a low-risk of cavities developing because lean meat contains very little sugar, but that's not all our early human ancestors ate.

What causes cavities? -...

 Scientists think that crying and feeling withdrawn is what originally helped our ancestors secure social bonds and helped them get the support they needed. Sadness, as opposed to anger or violence, was an expression of suffering that could immediately bring people closer to the suffering person,

A brief history of...

 In my family there's four generations who have all guided, we have become kaitiaki or guardians, of all the areas, so it’s our responsibility to take care of our whenua, to take care of our land. When I’m walking along this pathway here, I’m walking along the same path as my ancestors

Exploring the Bay of...

 and what life was like millennia ago. So what exactly can we find? At shallow depths mingled in with modern-day items, we've discovered all sorts of ancient artifacts. This zone contains evidence of how our ancestors fished, how they repaired their ships, disposed of their trash,

How much of human...

 giving skin a darker tone. This built-in sun shield helped protect them from melanoma, likely making them evolutionarily fitter and capable of passing this useful trait on to new generations. But soon, some of our Sun-adapted ancestors migrated northward out of the tropical zone,

The science of skin...

 and other monsters and gods were created by our early ancestors to rationalize the terrifying things that they saw in the natural world but did not understand. And while we can't explain every aspect of their stories, there may be some actual science that reveals itself

The scientific origins...

 there's never been a census that ridiculous all right like because the why in the world would you have a census that required people to go back to their ancestral homeland when the whole point of a census is to find out where you are

Fact-checking the Bible...

 and fierce storms made life unpredictable. Dinosaurs flourished on land, pterosaurs roamed the skies, and giant marine reptiles and sharks swam in warm seas. Small mammals, our ancestors, lived quite literally in the shadow

The ferocious predatory...

 And every culture comes up with its own understanding of life, its own customized version of mythology. Culture is a reaction to nature, and this understanding of our ancestors is transmitted generation from generation

East vs west -- the...

 gaia coming up on separation of the boosters ancestral mother of all life on earth the four boosters the four points of light falling away