Roots Quotes · Page 37

It is impossible to stand upright when one plants his roots in the shifting sands of popular opinion and approval.

— Thomas S. Monson

It is nice to go down the memory lane and remember who I am and what my roots are.

— Amala Akkineni

Like a tree that grows stronger with more branches and roots, you need to find more and more ways to be inspired,

— Yiannis Kouros

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all stem from the same Abrahamic roots. All three reject terrorism.

— H. John Poole

There is a root arrogance in any writer; a hugely arrogant assumption that anyone is going to listen to them.

— Bono

The egg creams of Avenue A in New York and the root beer float…are among the high points of American gastronomic inventiveness.

— Mark Kurlansky

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

— D. H. Lawrence

“Do you want to know the real reason I came back, Alix?” It was because of you. You’re my roots. Wherever you…

— Katherine Allred

For historical currents do not irresistibly propel themselves and everyone in their path. No matter what their broader structural or ideological roots,…

— Doug McAdam

I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later…

— Lisa See

But think of Adam and Eve like an imaginary number, like the square root of minus one: you can never see any…

— Philip Pullman

When you lose all sense of self the bonds of a thousands chains will vanish. Lose yourself completely, return to the root…

— Rumi

Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same…

— Gautama Buddha

True terrorism, you know, weaponized fear. In defense of ourselves, we're fighting - actively fighting something else. But if you're going to…

— Lupe Fiasco

I read slave narratives, books like Bullwhip Days, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. [The Root's chairman] Henry Louis Gates…

— Jurnee Smollett

“Our sense of the full range of human nature, like our diet, has been steadily reduced. No matter how nourishing it might…

— Anonymous

Feeling at peace, however fragilely, made it easy to slip into the visionary end of the dark-sight. The rose shadows said that…

— Robin McKinley

Shut your eyes, wait, think of nothing. Now, open them ... one sees nothing but a great coloured undulation. What then? An…

— Paul Cezanne

Pure love is the best medicine for the modern world. This is what is lacking in all societies. The root cause of…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Much like the fortified wine that gives Marsala its name, this tasteful hue embodies the satisfying richness of a fulfilling meal, while…

— Leatrice Eiseman

As we see, this is an illegal state; it is a cancerous entity and the root of all the crises and wars…

— Hassan Nasrallah

Hinduism is a living organism liable to growth and decay subject to the laws of Nature. One and indivisible at the root,…

— Mahatma Gandhi

That the caste system must be abolished if the Hindu society is to be reconstructed on the basis of equality, goes without…

— B. R. Ambedkar

A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears…

— Dalai Lama

Being a singer is not just for popularity, it is more like cheering people's hearts and never forget my root.

— Kim Kyu-jong

Humility means coming to the root of the matter, honestly looking at yourself and saying: "This is me for better or for…

— Frederick Lenz

Whenever something is convenient or was modified after 1970, you probably shouldn't use it as root.

— John Huston

He was the first, the only love her life, and in a nature like hers such passions take deep root and die-hard.

— Louisa May Alcott

When you attack the roots of sin, fix your thought more on the God you desire than on the sin you abhor.

— Walter Hilton

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows? A mountain.

— J. R. R. Tolkien

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

— Dalai Lama

There were no guarantees that country music, whose roots were in the South, were ready for Charley Pride.

— Charley Pride

Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good.

— Jean Paul

I'm proud of my Italian roots, and I've always believed that I would get the chance to fight for the belt.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I think any smart businessman would go where the money is bigger, but I also feel like you don't forget your roots…

— Ginuwine

We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We're always on the side of the animal being chased.

— Norman Jewison

“Do not renounce your roots in order to sit on the white mans chair.”

— Surinam proverb

If you don't trust the roots of the modern music in Africa, then there's hope for that music at all.

— Angelique Kidjo

I agree with Clyde Wilson that America can’t be saved or returned to its roots until the Republican Party is destroyed.

— Thomas DiLorenzo