Logo - Feel The Words

Roots Quotes

Where people come from, and what pulls them back.

These quotes describe roots as both a personal foundation - stand-up comedy as one performer's origin story - and a cultural tie worth revisiting, like returning to a hometown left behind to reconnect with its people. See Family quotes for related themes.

And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery were the senses - and that if my readers could feel, taste and see what I was talking...

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in a live concert.

Quotes by Adnan Sami

I always consider myself a Hyderabadi; my roots are here.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

There was a lot of aggression in me. It comes from my Bihari roots, I guess.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

Always Quotes

Hatred, intolerance, poor hygienic conditions and violence all have roots in illiteracy, so we're trying to do something to help the poor and the needy.

Quotes by Abdul Qadeer Khan

I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people.

Quotes by Zana Marjanovic

As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue.

Quotes by Zadie Smith

You can't really run from your roots.

Quotes by Yung Lean

I'ma always stick to my roots, but whatever life brings, that's what is meant.

Quotes by Young M.A

Country Quotes

When I'd go to Israel, I felt like a tourist. My social and professional ties had started to dissolve, and it confused me. I didn't know whether I should stay here in Paris or go back to Israel, or even...

Quotes by Yael Naim

I am a fan of today's sound as long as we don't get too slick, and yet I am very reverent of my roots.

Quotes by Wynonna Judd

Nobody roots for Goliath.

Quotes by Wilt Chamberlain

What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Idealistic reformers are dangerous because their idealism has no roots in love, but is simply a hysterical and unbalanced rage for order amidst their own chaos.

Quotes by William Irwin Thompson

Family Quotes

When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

Quotes by Wanda Sykes

A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.

Quotes by Walter Salles

The Arab spring was not as radical as the French or Iranian revolutions. It did not pull out the deeply entrenched roots of the state. Instead, it was satisfied to replace the top of the pyramid with newly elected, but...

Quotes by Wadah Khanfar

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots.

Quotes by Vladimir Putin

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

Victor Hugo

Feel Quotes

My wife and I have very deep roots in Colorado, and we can't see ourselves living anywhere else.

Quotes by Victor Mitchell

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "roots" quotes cover?
It ranges from stand-up comedy as personal roots, to a filmmaker's connection to origin, reconnecting with culture after leaving home young, and historical research into roots.
Is there a quote connecting stand-up comedy to roots?
Yes: "When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots."
Does a quote discuss a filmmaker's connection to roots?
Yes: "A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots."
Is there a personal story about reconnecting with cultural roots?
Yes: "I was eight when I left Sarajevo, so I didn't really know very much about my culture and it was so important for me to go back to my roots and meet the people."
Is there a quote about researching historical roots?
Yes: "As far as I'm concerned, if you want to find out about the last day of WWII or the roots of the Indian Mutiny, get thee to a books catalogue." See the Family collection for more on personal origins.

Another line treats 'roots' more literally, as the historical origin of an event worth researching in depth. Browse Country quotes or Feel quotes for nearby pages.