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title: "5 Roots Just Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [A tree without roots is just a piece of wood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-pierre-white/a-tree-without-roots-is-just-a-piece-of-wood/)

[Marco Pierre White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-pierre-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/marco-pierre-white-2715_flower_a-tree-without-roots-is-just-a-piece-of_506490.png)

> [The roots are still there, it just takes time. Don't say I never gave you anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-scott/the-roots-are-still-there-it-just-takes-time-don-t-say-i-never-gave/)

[Nathan Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/nathan-scott-20582_home_the-roots-are-still-there-it-just-takes_956582.jpg)

> [Well, 'Roots' for me was just an incredible experience. And I was so happy to play Kizzy because Kizzy was, even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-uggams/well-roots-for-me-was-just-an-incredible-experience-and-i-was-so/)

[Leslie Uggams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-uggams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/leslie-uggams-6290_experience_well-roots-for-me-was-just-an-incredible_2244076.jpg)

> [I have never hid my spiritual roots. They just weren't something that came under the spotlight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amar-e-stoudemire/i-have-never-hid-my-spiritual-roots-they-just-weren-t-something-that/)

[Amar'e Stoudemire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amar-e-stoudemire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/amar-e-stoudemire-12242_came_i-have-never-hid-my-spiritual-roots-they_2281086.jpg)

> [Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-haley/roots-is-not-just-a-saga-of-my-family-it-is-the-symbolic-saga-of-a/)

[Alex Haley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-haley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/alex-haley-8212_family_roots-is-not-just-a-saga-of-my-family-it_3207401.jpg)

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