“ Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. Alex Haley
“ When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth. Alex Haley
“ Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual. Alex Haley
“ 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
“ 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. Alex Haley
“ Playboy: Why are you smiling? Thompson: Am I smiling? Yeah, I guess I am…well, it’s fun to lose it sometimes. Alex Haley
“ 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
“ Carrying little Kunta in his strong arms, he walked to the edge of the village, lifted his baby up with his face to the heavens, and said softly, “Fend kiling dorong leh warrata ka iteh tee.” (Behold—… Alex Haley
“ I later heard somewhere, or read, that Malcolm X telephoned an apology to the reporter. But this was the kind of evidence which caused many close observers of the Malcolm X phenomenon to declare in ab… Alex Haley
“ I was weeping for all of history's incredible atrocities against fellowmen, which seems to be mankind's greatest flaw... Alex Haley
