Alex Haley Professions : WriterBorn : August 11, 1921Died : February 10, 1992 Browse All Authors Top 76 quotes by Alex Haley In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future. Alex Haley familymeaningfulinspirational 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, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness. Alex Haley vacuumsadoptionloneliness Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. Alex Haley unique-characteristicsracistracism Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. Alex Haley grandmotherlifechildren The way to succeed is never quit. Thats it. But really be humble about it. Alex Haley perseverancehumblesuccess Every time an old person dies, it's like a library burning down. Alex Haley burning-downlibrarypersons Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help. Alex Haley turtlesanimalfunny You can never enslave somebody who knows who he is. Alex Haley self-esteemknows 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 uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Alex Haley what-ifdreampeople When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand. Alex Haley educationalfistshands In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we came from. Alex Haley lineagewho-we-areheritage When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. Alex Haley alexfamilytalking Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you. Alex Haley alexsuccessreality You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life. Alex Haley acceptanceinspirationalfacts 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 not. Never, never give up, and the world will reward you beyond your wildest dreams. Alex Haley giving-updreamattitude Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at the typewriter. You've got to want to write, I say to them, not want to be a writer. The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never requited. Even those who succeed often know long periods of neglect and poverty. I did. Alex Haley lonelydreamwriting Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if trapped. Alex Haley fightingifsenemy In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it. Alex Haley black-historyalexwriting I can't feel Irish to save my soul, but it's a fact. Alex Haley soulfeelsfacts The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it. ... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there. Alex Haley humbletimetrying Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors
