Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

It is the root of all religion that a man knows that he is nothing in order to thank God that he is something. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The tradition of freedom of the high seas has its roots in an era when there were too few people to seriously violate the oceans… — Unknown Author
Basically there are two types of animals: animals, and animals that have no brains; they are called plants. They don't need a nervous system because… — Rodolfo Llinas
At times, Singer Johnny Cash rubbed dirt from the earth under his fingernails in order to avoid any arrogance which might stem from his fame,… — Robert Hilburn
The root of masculine is stronger, and of feminine weaker. The sun is a governing planet to certain planets, while the moon borrows her light… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We must not let history repeat itself in Iraq. The reality is there is no military solution in Iraq. This is a sectarian war with… — Barbara Lee
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. — Denis Waitley
I want to be reborn as a tree; that way I can plant my roots down, never move and can never be separated from the… — Unknown Author
Like the great white pines whose roots grow shallow under the forest floor, they are the first to fall in a storm; so is society… — Jean Charest
Habit is the cement of society, the comfort of life, and, alas! The root of error. — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
The history, the root, the strength of my father is the strength we now rest on. — Unknown Author
Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside the water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the wind,… — Margaret Mary Alacoque
There is more similarity in the marketing challenge of selling a precious painting by Degas and a frosted mug of root beer than you ever… — A. Alfred Taubman
The fact is the physical chemists never use their eyes and are most lamentably lacking in chemical culture. It is essential to cast out from… — Henry Edward Armstrong
The advances of biology during the past 20 years have been breathtaking, particularly in cracking the mystery of heredity. Nevertheless, the greatest and most difficult… — H. Bentley Glass
Belief has no place as far as science reaches, and may be first permitted to take root where science stops. — Rudolf Virchow
Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification. — Joseph Campbell
Imagine a person with a gift of ridicule [He might say] First that a negative quantity has no logarithm; secondly that a negative quantity has… — Augustus De Morgan
'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't doubt it, and today more… — Josemaria Escriva
Being married to a daughter of India is a natural complement of my being in this country for 30 years. My roots are very much… — Francois Gautier
Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life - and that preparing for life is far more than… — Ezra Taft Benson
The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their… — John Baldoni
Both our present science and our present technology are so tinctured with orthodox Christian arrogance toward nature that no solution for our ecologic crisis can… — Lynn Townsend White, Jr.
Anything that really frightens you may contain a clue to enlightenment. It may indicate to you how deeply you are attached to structure, whether mental,… — Thaddeus Golas
Our hands imbibe like roots, so i place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw… — Francis of Assisi

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