Root Quotes

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Nature imitates herself. A grain thrown into good ground brings forth fruit; a principle thrown into a good mind brings forth fruit. Everything is created… — Blaise Pascal
The philosophy of Atheism has its root in the earth, in this life; its aim is the emancipation of the human race from all God-heads,… — Emma Goldman
Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities, a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are… — Wentworth Miller
The truth of ourselves is the root of our acting. — Sanford Meisner
The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True "I" enjoys the stillness of… — Ramana Maharshi
Things flourish, then each returns to its root. Returning to the root is called stillness: Stillness is called return to life, return to life is… — Laozi
Salvation is the root-the resurrection is the fruit. — T.D. Jakes
The twin conceptions of sin and vindictive punishment seem to be at the root of much that is most vigorous, both in religion and politics. — Bertrand Russell
Yoga aims to remove the root cause of all diseases, not to treat its symptoms as medical science generally attempts to do. — Vishnudevananda Saraswati
Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States. — Emanuel Celler
About the greatest virtue a friend can have, is to be able to hold her tongue; and through this, like all virtues carried to extremity,… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
Lao Tzu says: "Accept yourself. Non-acceptance is the root of all the trouble." None of us accept ourselves. The more a person doesn't accept himself,… — Rajneesh
To me it's a question of being able to look backward and give the present a root... To give meaning to where we are today,… — Richard Leakey
When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The… — Dalai Lama
If you sequence a cancerous tumor, you should be able to tailor the therapy according to the root cause of the cancer. But it has… — Eric Topol
My Hamlet was about as alienated as you can get. Mine was a bitter and lonely prince. Valid, I think, but maybe tough to root… — Stephen Lang
There is a barbarism in the American soul, and we must protect some of it by law. To root it out is to endanger our… — Charlie Pierce
Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the… — J C Ryle
I believe terrorism cannot be won over by military action. Terrorism must be condemned in the strongest language. We must stand solidly against it, and… — Muhammad Yunus
No matter where you are, the root of you is designed from a young age. So if my confidence was taken as a child, you… — Russell Peters

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