Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root. — Ronald Reagan
I want relations which are not purely personal, based on purely personal qualities; but relations based upon some unanimous accord in truth or belief, and… — D. H. Lawrence
Perhaps the old monks were right when they tried to root love out; perhaps the poets are right when they try to water it. It… — Olive Schreiner
I wanted to go higher than Rockefeller Center, which was being erected across the street from Saks Fifth Avenue and was going to cut off… — Jacqueline Cochran
The programs supported by the International Affairs Budget are as essential to our national security as defense programs. Development and diplomacy protect our nation by… — Tom Ridge
I carry my roots with me all the time rolled up, I use them as my pillow. — Unknown Author
There is no institution more vital to our Nation's survival than the American family. Here the seeds of personal character are planted, the roots of… — Ronald Reagan
A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness — Dalai Lama
I find that I end up liking songs if I really have an idea of something I wat to write about-some problem in my life… — Unknown Author
How to avoid cliche at the root of conception? Practice sincerity. If we've come by ... material honestly, through our own personal experience or imagination,… — Peter Selgin
Are psychiatric crises so overwhelming to the mind that they inhibit the presence of ethics? Is depression at root an amoral phenomenon, its focus on… — Lauren Slater
Christianity is not a "spiritual" religion, like some religions of the east. It is an intensely "practical" religion, having its moral roots in the practicality… — Sydney J. Harris
The root of almost every schism and heresy from which the Christian Church has suffered, has been because of the effort of men to earn,… — John Ruskin
To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots. — Richard Mabey
If fans are discouraged, find another team to root for. — Unknown Author
Like a tree that grows stronger with more branches and roots, you need to find more and more ways to be inspired, — Yiannis Kouros
I very strongly believe that if you go back to your roots, if you mine that inner territory, you can bring out something that is… — Joyce Tenneson
Today it is not a matter of ‘conserving’ the present or returning to a recent past that has failed, but rather of regaining possession of… — Guillaume Faye
In anthropology, which historically exists to 'give voice' to others, there is no greater taboo than self-revelation. The impetus of our discipline, with its roots… — Ruth Behar
I don't have a gardener because I enjoy pulling weeds. It's hard to explain but there is something fulfilling about pulling out a weed and… — Justin Hartley
Women's voices not being heard is the root of many of the problems of the world, — Padma Lakshmi
My Latin roots are very strong. All my life, because I'm blonde and blue-eyed, people who aren't Hispanic can't believe I am. And people who… — Cameron Diaz
My mom and dad are both in stand-up comedy, so that's where I started, that's where I got everything. My roots are holding the mic. — Pauly Shore
You see people who are 19 or 20 years old and they don't even know who The Who is. It's like, where have you been?… — Dustin Diamond
There are still personalities that you bond with or a fighting spirit that you connect with, but as a host you have to stay impartial… — Brooke Burns

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