Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.
You're always being judged. No matter what you do, it's not the right thing. If you didn't become successful, then you'd be pointed at as one of those creatures down their who didn't take advantage of this or that, who didn't climb and rise and so forth.
The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle.
You have to deal with the fact that your life is your life.
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help.