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Pretty much every weekend, my wife and I have the shall-we-live-in-the-country conversation. I suppose it's something to do with getting older and feeling I want to shed some of the things I've been doing for the last 20 years and...

Quotes by Andrew Motion

The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots.

Quotes by Andrew Bird

Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.

Quotes by Andrea Pirlo

I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.

Quotes by Amiri Baraka

Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me.

Quotes by Amanda Donohoe

It is nice to go down the memory lane and remember who I am and what my roots are.

Quotes by Amala Akkineni

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.

Quotes by Alva Myrdal

Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, but the dance speaks to everyone... Otherwise, it wouldn't work.

Quotes by Alvin Ailey

Following 9/11, intelligence indicated numerous links between al-Qa'eda and Algeria. It began to look as though the roots of jihad could be traced back to the war in Algeria that began 50 years ago.

Quotes by Alistair Horne

Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly.

Quotes by Alice Waters

Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.

Quotes by Alice Merton

I had no idea if 'No Roots' was going to work or not.

Quotes by Alice Merton

I can't name a single issue with roots in race that doesn't have economic implications, and I cannot think of a single economic issue that doesn't have racial implications. The idea that we have to separate them out and choose...

Quotes by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

'The Last Kingdom''s got its roots in history, and it's a lot grittier. It doesn't have the 'Game of Thrones' gloss.

Quotes by Alexander Dreymon

You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this record of his called 'Run Come Save Me.' When I first started writing lyrics, it came from that.

Quotes by Alex Turner

I think that, in my research anyway, country music seems to be grounded in people staying true to their roots, being homegrown and being honest storytellers.

Quotes by Alex Roe

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.

Quotes by Alex Haley

Two years passed, and I had no second book to follow 'Roots.' Four years passed, six years. When a decade had passed without me having another book to follow 'Roots,' I was having serious private frustrations with myself.

Quotes by Alex Haley

I stand by 'Roots' as symbol of the fate of my people.

Quotes by Alex Haley

If you're blessed to do something like 'Roots'... you find yourself immersed. You're asked to do this, to do that - all for admirable causes. But you're just swamped.

Quotes by Alex Haley

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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