Root Quotes

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The word â€˜sinâ€™ is derived from the Indo-European root â€˜es-,â€™ meaning â€˜to be.â€™ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person]… — Mary Daly
Trust yourself. At the root, at the core, there is pure sanity, pure openness. Donâ€™t trust what you have been taught, what you think, what… — Gangaji
New York City is the capital for Baseball, not just for the pros, but also for the kids throughout the city, as well. No matter… — Mark Teixeira
I believe the evidence strongly supports common descent. But the root question remains unanswered: What has caused complex systems to form? — Michael Behe
Irrationality is the square root of all evil — Douglas Hofstadter
We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. — Tony Hoare
Premature optimization is the root of all evil. — Donald Knuth
We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass… — Donald Knuth
We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different. — John Fire Lame Deer
The love of truth is the stimulus to all noble conversation. This is the root of all the charities. The tree which springs from it… — Orville Dewey
Perhaps the best function of parenthood is to teach the young creature to love with safety, so that it may be able to venture unafraid… — Freya Stark
In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the… — Sue Monk Kidd
Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men. — Carl von Clausewitz
Root out the counterrevolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps... Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service. — Leon Trotsky
The root of great companies is make meaning vs. make money. — Guy Kawasaki
If you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven, — Tommy Lasorda
One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds. Pain linked to pain, fragility to fragility.… — Haruki Murakami
I always believed as a speechwriter that if you could persuade the president to commit himself to certain words, he would feel himself committed to… — David Frum
The superficial distinctions of Fascism, Bolshevism, Hitlerism, are the concern of journalists and publicists; the serious student sees in them only one root-idea of a… — Albert J. Nock
I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones… — Emily Giffin

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