Root Quotes

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You have seen that the universe is at root a magical illusion and a fabulous game, and that there is no separate "you" to get… — Alan Watts
Thatâ€™s what I thought. When I looked that human in the face. I figured he was either a genius or crazy.â€ Artemisâ€™s cool eyes glared… — Eoin Colfer
in the air, there your root remains, there, in the air — Paul Celan
Seeds of discouragement cannot take root in a grateful heart. — Joel Osteen
If the financial system has a defect, it is that it reflects and magnifies what we human beings are like. Money amplifies our tendency to… — Niall Ferguson
Religion is not the root of all evil, for no one thing is the root of all anything. — Richard Dawkins
You were the leaves, basking in the sunlight. I was the root, growing in the darkness ~Danzo — Masashi Kishimoto
A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can… — Etty Hillesum
The Buddha taught that all life is suffering. We might also say that life, being both attractive and constantly dangerous, is intoxicating and ultimately toxic.… — Gary Snyder
Misunderstanding a culture's symbols is a common root of predujice. — Dan Brown
The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvelous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all… — Herman Melville
I have a rule for working out if the root problem of something is, in fact, sexism. And it is this: asking 'Are the boys… — Caitlin Moran
The question of whether one alleges the Superiority or Inferiority of any given race is irrelevant; racism has only one psychological root: the racist's sense… — Ayn Rand
When I say, "Be my lover", I don't mean, "Let's have an affair." I don't mean "Sleep with me." I don't mean, "Be my secret."… — David Levithan
It's because...you see, if we had souls, which we haven't, and if our souls met--yours and mine--they'd fight to the death. But after they had… — Ayn Rand
It draws it's strength, this big secret, from the same root from which I draw my strength, both the good and the bad, because in… — Anne Rice
It's a good country for myths. Things seem to take root here. — Diana Gabaldon
The only way to gain power in a world that is moving too fast is to learn to slow down. And the only way to… — Marianne Williamson
The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. — Paul Farmer

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