Roots Quotes · Page 41

A genuine man goes to the roots. To be a radical is no more than that: to go to the roots.

— Jose Marti

The roots of apple were to build computers for people, not for corporations. The world doesn't need another dell or compaq.

— Steve Jobs

And don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous.

— Rumi

“Sucess is a big tree with many branches,but every tree needs strong roots to hold on harsh times that's hardwork.”

— Maya Krishnamoorthy

[Allied] meant to be a film that's a bit different. It's roots are in the '40s and '50s, and that sort of…

— Steven Knight

The things that are considered to be respectable have their roots in unrespectable things.

— Steven Knight

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

— Victor Hugo

We must take root; send out some little fibre at least, even every winter day.

— Henry David Thoreau

My mom said, "What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for." She saw how…

— Vince Gill

When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to…

— Nichiren

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious…

— Alva Myrdal

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course…

— Simone Weil

“Like the seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground. I here and now vow to constantly nourish my…

— Rhys Blanco

Some ideas, like dandelions in lawns, strike tenaciously: you may pull off the top but the root remains, drives down suckers and…

— Elizabeth Bowen

As a fan, you want to be able to go to a football game, you want to feel secure, you want to…

— Jerry Rice

There's all sorts of things I was always meaning to get around to - learning to play the flute, calculating the square…

— Tom Holt

Really it's always things that scare me like loss of control, dealing with the unknown and the unseen... Something that's not supposed…

— Oren Peli

The first question concerning the Celestial Bodies is whether there be a system, that is whether the world or universe compose together…

— Francis Bacon

Taking on all at once Germany, Japan, and Italy - diverse enemies all - did not require the weeding out of all…

— Victor Davis Hanson

The Pirate Party started in Sweden in 2006, and it only had one agenda: to change draconian copyright laws. But it's changed…

— Birgitta Jonsdottir

The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion…

— Ram Dass

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

Many people today agree that we need to reduce violence in our society. If we are truly serious about this, we must…

— Anonymous

My theory stands as firm as a rock; every arrow directed against it will return quickly to its archer. How do I…

— Georg Cantor

By unrighteousness man prospers, gains what appears desirable, conquer enemies, but perishes a the root.

— Rabindranath Tagore

I've never forgot my roots and where I came from, and I'd not change a thing about my journey.

— Buddy Murphy

Nineteenth-century grass-roots populism made twentieth-century progressivism possible.

— Jill Lepore

We are very proud of our roots in Manchester. We like to back our own.

— Ricky Hatton

A thing that happens to migrants is that they lose many of the traditional things which root identity, which root the self.

— Salman Rushdie

You were the leaves, basking in the sunlight. I was the root, growing in the darkness ~Danzo

— Masashi Kishimoto

“that means that to be Africentric I need to remember my ancestors, which is the way to resurrect myself.”

— Minster Faust

Yoga aims to remove the root cause of all diseases, not to treat its symptoms as medical science generally attempts to do.

— Vishnudevananda Saraswati

All of us are displaced. Few people live where their great-grandparents lived or speak the language their great-grandparents spoke.

— Hephzibah Menuhin

My favourite poem is called 'Roots and Wings' - it's a very moving poem about how if you've got real roots you…

— David Miliband

The root of all desires is the one desire: to come home, to be at peace.

— Jean Klein

Surround yourself with positive people. Also, be a positive person. Root for people. Somebody else's success is not your failure.

— Bill Burr

“My roots are firmly planted in the glory of nature. The soil beneath my feet heartens each step.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

The root and the flower have to trust each other. If the root does not trust, the plant won't blossom.

— William Stafford

Yes, for me audio-visual performance has its roots in my experience working as an improvising musician and composer.

— Kurt Ralske

Do not get angry because others question what you believe, be calm and loving, for anger is the root of a faulty…

— Leon Brown