Root Quotes

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Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth the root. CHARLES… — Charles Caleb Colton
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure. — Charles de Gaulle
With regard to Banks, they have taken too deep and too wide a root in social transactions, to be got rid of altogether, if that… — James Madison
I always thought that Seth [Rogen] was a fun, caustic, bombastic, sweet, underdog-type of person that I would root for the way you used to… — Judd Apatow
Most people don't relate to and can't generate concern for something they don't encounter personally or feel personally affected by. People have to have the… — Edward Norton
The incentive for business is not, and cannot, be anything other than the root incentive for all business: they must profit. — Edward Norton
Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy,… — Ron Fournier
The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation. — Pope Francis
I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility. I like the liberal… — Al Franken
Men's need to dominate women may be based in their own sense of marginality or emptiness; we do not know its root, and men are… — Marilyn French
We used to root for the Indians against the cavalry, because we didn't think it was fair in the history books that when the cavalry… — Dick Gregory
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. — Charles Caleb Colton
As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been… — Billy Corgan
I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power. — Patricia Cornwell
Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root.' — Angela Davis
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for… — Daniel Dennett
I didn't get nervous when I ran, but I get nervous watching other people now. I root for anybody with a USA on their chest. — Gail Devers
The PhD system is the real root of the evil of academic snobbery. People who have PhDs consider themselves a priesthood, and inventors generally don't… — Freeman Dyson
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They… — Jimmy Fallon

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