Root Quotes

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We picked the Red Sox because they lose. If you root for something that loses for 86 years, you're a pretty good fan. You don't… — Jimmy Fallon
I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I… — Jimmy Fallon
I hope that Americans will give careful and well-informed thought to root causes and historical realities, in which case I think they will question why… — Ismail Haniyeh
Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts. — Daisaku Ikeda
I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth. — Molly Ivins
Because parents have power over children. They feel they have to do what their parents say. But the love of money is the root of… — Michael Jackson
Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us. — Carl Jung
Most religious stories and mythologies have some sort of similar root, some sort of global archetypes. — Maynard James Keenan
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself. — Soren Kierkegaard
Since boredom advances and boredom is the root of all evil, no wonder, then, that the world goes backwards, that evil spreads. This can be… — Soren Kierkegaard
Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good. — Soren Kierkegaard
Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants,… — Alveda King
All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. — Ben Kingsley
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't… — Jeffrey Kluger
The root cause of the looming energy problem - and the key to easing environmental, economic and religious tensions while improving public health - is… — Lawrence M. Krauss
If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they… — Shia LaBeouf
Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state. — William Law
Poverty is not the root cause of crime. — Rush Limbaugh

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