The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious… — Alva Myrdal Copy Share Image
“Like the seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground. I here and now vow to constantly nourish my… — Rhys Blanco Copy Share Image
Symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggression, alcohol or drug use, are responses to physical and emotional pain that has its roots in traumatic… — Jed Diamond Copy Share Image
If you take the time to listen to an upset child's story with empathy, and guide the child toward figuring out the… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
I never left my roots. You can identify me as someone that didn't become high and mighty. Humility is a defining [trait]… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
In Hindu philosophy the whole creation is regarded as the Vishnu Lila, the play of Vishnu. Lila means dance or play. Also… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
You'll never make your mark as a writer unless you develop a respect for words and a curiosity about their shades of… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
The origins of the modern West are often seen in the Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, but the roots of… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
At the root of every large struggle in life is the need to be honest about something that we do not feel… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
My theory stands as firm as a rock; every arrow directed against it will return quickly to its archer. How do I… — Georg Cantor Copy Share Image
Many people today agree that we need to reduce violence in our society. If we are truly serious about this, we must… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
A choice is the root of all morality. Without choice, one can have no moral code. In a vacuum bereft of alternatives,… — Dave Galanter Copy Share Image
. . some moment happens in your life that you say yes right up to the roots of your hair, that makes… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
Over the millennia the seed of stories planted in the fertile soil of bits and scraps of facts was watered by wishes… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be.’ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that… — Mary Daly Copy Share Image
If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get… — Rick Allen Copy Share Image
Ultimately we must concern ourselves with pulling out by its roots the decadence that controls our culture, the profit motive that controls… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
[I like to cook] Shepherd's pie, which is a classic British dish. But my version reflects my Jamaican roots, because I add… — Naomie Harris Copy Share Image
There is a barbarism in the American soul, and we must protect some of it by law. To root it out is… — Charlie Pierce Copy Share Image
Until women learn to want economic independence, and until they work out a way to get this independence without denying themselves the… — Crystal Eastman Copy Share Image
The seed of a tree has the nature of a branch or twig or bud. It is a part of the tree,… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't… — Wanda Sykes Copy Share Image
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
The American civil space program is growing to maturity. It has passed through the joys and crises of precocious childhood and now… — John Noble Wilford Copy Share Image
I have never really thought of him as a person, either… A guy whose strings were broken, who didn’t feel the root… — John Green Copy Share Image
I grew up fundamentalist, evangelical, Protestant. Those are my roots, and they are good roots. But it means the Pharisees are my… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
One time, I went to school, and they asked us all to find out where our roots were. It's goin' around the… — John Prine Copy Share Image
I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding… — Jerry Wexler Copy Share Image
I'm a guy that roots for the home team. Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, those are my guys. As far as I'm… — Ozuna Copy Share Image
Problems are not solved on the level of problems. Analyzing a problem to find its solution is like trying to restore freshness… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Copy Share Image
We're learning more about Osama bin Laden. His father was married 16 times, and he has five wives. I think we're getting… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I've been a radio and television news person since I was 19 years old. I'm 57 years old now. But the advantage… — George Noory Copy Share Image
Always remember that renunciation is the root idea. Unless one is initiated into this idea, not even Brahma and the World -… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Meditation is just a courage to be silent and alone. Slowly slowly, you start feeling a new quality to yourself, a new… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we… — Donald Knuth Copy Share Image
Tamils all over the world have a sense of belonging to the world itself, but our ancient roots come from India. I… — M.I.A Copy Share Image