Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

Fascism is the most inherently evil political ideology that man has ever devised. Wherever we see even the smallest sapling of fascism growing, we should… — Derek R. Audette
However destructive may be the policies of the government and the methods and products of the corporations, the root of the problem is always found… — Wendell Berry
The most consistent and ultimately damaging failure of political journalism in America (is that it) has its roots in the clubby/cocktail personal relationships that inevitably… — Hunter S. Thompson
To our senses, the elements are four and have ever been, and will ever be for they are the elements of life, of poetry, and… — D. H. Lawrence
The more deeply I search for the roots of the global environmental crisis, the more I am convinced that it is an outer manifestation of… — Al Gore
I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips. — Julia Child
The Simonian system can be extracted from the writings of Hippolytus. The cosmos begins with the one root, which is unfathomable Silence, pre-existent, limitless power,… — Edward F Edinger
Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root. — Laozi
Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all… — Saint John Chrysostom
Whoever originated the cliche that money is the root of all evil knew hardly anything about the nature of evil and very little about human… — Eric Hoffer
It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world. — Eric Hoffer
Very whitely still The lilies of our lives may reassure Their blossoms from their roots, accessible Alone to heavenly dews that drop not fewer; Growing… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Covetousness is the greatest of monsters, as well as the root of all evil. — William Penn
True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
But can they [great works] get rid of the worm that lies gnawing at the roots of my heart? No, never. — Edvard Munch
Our wanton accidents take root, and grow To vaunt themselves God's laws. — Charles Kingsley
The most authentic Russian Impressionism leaves one perplexed if one compares it with Monet and Pissarro. Here, in the Louvre, before the canvases of Manet,… — Marc Chagall
Man is nothing but insincerity, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in regard to himself and in regard to others. He does not wish that he should… — Blaise Pascal
The damnable thing about bad art is that the insincerity which lies at its roots is not perceived by the artist himself. — Quentin Bell
Friendship of a kind that cannot easily be reversed tomorrow must have its roots in common interests and shared beliefs. — Barbara Tuchman
What we have got to do now is use this event, the resignation of the whole commission, to drive through root and branch reform. — Tony Blair
exaggerated sunsets / splashed with rain, odd collisions / of roots, animals, seeds. / I didn't like a thing I saw, / so much effort… — Stephen Dunn
Every small problem most likely stems from the same root as large problems, and so there is no need to always go deep. One can… — Pema Chodron
As for the ridiculous fear of making things below one's potential abilities... No, there is the root of the evil. There is the hiding place… — Eugene Delacroix
How do the stems connect to the roots?' 'Where is the mist coming from?' 'Why does one tree seem darker than another?' These questions are… — Alain de Botton

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