Root Quotes

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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam… — Karen Armstrong
During my lifetime, I realized that discrimination was not accidental, that there were structural roots and causes to it. So if we wanted to change… — Michelle Bachelet
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. — Francis Bacon
Every legend, moreover, contains its residuum of truth, and the root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. — James A. Baldwin
Freud's view is that all love is sexual in its origin or its basis. Even those loves which do not appear to be sexual or… — Mortimer Adler
As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more attractive, or are… — Jeff Bridges
Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than… — Louisa May Alcott
Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and I have a life in… — Nicolas Cage
It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly. — Samuel Butler
Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the… — Nicolas Cage
To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the root criterion of… — Christopher Alexander
Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. — George Washington Carver
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard… — Chanakya
A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Much thought has at its root a dissatisfaction with what is. Wanting is the urge for the next moment to contain what this moment does… — Stephen Levine
These fiery trials are designed to make you stronger, but they have the potential to diminish or even destroy your trust in the Son of… — Neil L. Andersen
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily,… — Laozi
There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we are… — David Whyte
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival. — Dalai Lama

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