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We really wanted our characters to be very Latin-based because we've always been so proud of our roots.

Quotes by Brie Bella

I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my path is to go someplace else, hey, I'm there.

Quotes by Brian Stokes Mitchell

We must find out where the roots of terrorism lie.

Quotes by Brent Scowcroft

We need a clear plan to put radical Islamic terrorism out of vogue, and it should be eliminated at its roots. American SOF are part of the puzzle, but they do not, by themselves, complete the picture.

Quotes by Brandon Webb

In America, we all come from somewhere else, and we carry along some dream myth of home: a notion that something - our point of origin, our roots, the home country - is out there.

Quotes by Bobbie Ann Mason

Within a language, you have your roots, your culture, and I think and dream in Bassa. We have 260 languages in Cameroon, but the official ones are French and English.

Quotes by Blick Bassy

Something that is funny, that I use sometimes if I'm doing comedy, is the fact that I'm now often mistaken for the rapper Rick Ross. And I don't know that I've ever corrected anyone - like I've never said, 'No...

Quotes by Black Thought

The Roots brand is like the Lipton of hip-hop, so to speak.

Quotes by Black Thought

I'm in great company and some may say that the underexposure has added to my allure and the staying power of me as a MC and The Roots as a band.

Quotes by Black Thought

The Roots - we signed our first record deal when I was about 19 years old.

Quotes by Black Thought

The Roots are well-respected and considered vanguards in the music.

Quotes by Black Thought

I've become a functioning cog in the machine called The Roots, but in my youth I was comin' from a more braggadocious, egotistical perspective.

Quotes by Black Thought

So in my personal opinion, I definitely feel like I'm a legendary emcee, and I also feel like we're a legendary brand, which is why I started rebranding ourselves years ago by saying 'The Legendary Roots Crew,' which is how...

Quotes by Black Thought

Passyunk Productions is our film & tv production company. The name comes from a street in Philly, Passyunk Avenue, where the concept of The Roots was born, as Ahmir and I started out busking on the corner of 5th &...

Quotes by Black Thought

Although there are people who regard 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' as our first major release, I think 'Things Fall Apart' was the real arrival of The Roots, so to speak.

Quotes by Black Thought

I definitely enjoy performing on stage with The Roots.

Quotes by Black Thought

The difference between a Black Thought album and a Roots album is the texture, the instrumentation.

Quotes by Black Thought

The Roots want to dip our toes into everything in the arts.

Quotes by Black Thought

There probably won't be an animated The Roots or Black Thought as there was, say, an animated Michael Jackson when ‘The Jackson 5' cartoon show was on when we were kids.

Quotes by Black Thought

I work well within The Roots because I can let my music speak for itself while Ahmir does most of the press and the promotion and the brand-building because he enjoys that.

Quotes by Black Thought

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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