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At the end of the day I want to be the guy who experienced music in all type of ways, with hip-hop being the roots of it.

Quotes by Flo Rida

I've always been a bit of a lost soul, and I think that goes back to me being adopted and not knowing my roots.

Quotes by Finn Jones

We mustn't hesitate to cut corruption at its roots.

Quotes by Felipe VI of Spain

Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

Quotes by Felix Adler

As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and...

Quotes by F. Sionil Jose

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in the American experience. Since the founding of our country, citizens from Ben Franklin to David...

Quotes by Evan Bayh

Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.

Quotes by Eugene Ionesco

I think there's been a major shift in grass roots media because of the Internet and because the geeks and nerds rule the world. They are in control in so many ways.

Quotes by Erin Gray

It was a mystery to me, how the tuning was, or the style seemed to come out of nowhere, it obviously had roots in America going way back, there was nothing like it for me I'd ever seen before.

Quotes by Eric Clapton

It's just an honor to compete in New York, New Jersey, the tri-state area, where we're from. I have so much roots there, so much family.

Quotes by Enzo Amore

I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.

Quotes by Emmylou Harris

After working for 14 years on Wall Street and growing up in a family with strong roots in small business, I know how important the entrepreneurial spirit is to attaining the American dream.

Quotes by Ellen Tauscher

I'm drawn to New England because that's where my roots are, and I miss it. I come from many generations of New Englanders, and so, in my writing, I've been drawn back there to the landscape and the light and...

Quotes by Elizabeth Strout

I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.

Quotes by Edward Steichen

When I paint a picture of a house, that goes back to my roots.

Quotes by Edward Ruscha

I want to show how strong I am from my roots.

Quotes by Edward James Olmos

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? Justin Timberlake? C'mon. Where are the roots?

Quotes by Dustin Diamond

A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following.

Quotes by Duncan Sheik

I feel like an eagle eye when I watch my fellow talent because I believe in grass roots, putting 100 percent in when the camera is on or not on.

Quotes by Drew McIntyre

Earth was not built for six billion people all running around and being passionate about things. The world was built for about two million people foraging for roots and grubs.

Quotes by Douglas Coupland

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.

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