Root Quotes

“Listen to the trees as they sway in the wind.

Their leaves are telling secrets. Their bark sings songs of olden days as it grows around the trunks. And their roots give names to all things.

Their language has been lost.

But not the gestures.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“Words are things. You must be careful, careful about calling people out of their names, using racial pejoratives and sexual pejoratives and all that ignorance. Don’t do that. Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words. I think they are things. They get on the walls. They get in your wallpaper. They get in your rugs, in your upholstery, and your clothes, and finally in to you.”
― Maya Angelou

“The general root of superstition : namely, that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other.”
― Francis Bacon, The Collected Works of Sir Francis Bacon (Unexpurgated Edition)

“I follow Plato only with my mind
Pure beauty strikes me as a little thin
A little cold, however beautiful.

I am in love with what is mixed and impure
Doubtful, dark and hard to disencumber
I want beauty I must dig for, search for.

Pure beauty is beginning and not end
Begin with the sun and drop from sun to cloud
From cloud to tree, and from tree to earth itself

And deeper yet to the earth dark root.
I am in love with what resists my loving
With what I have to labor to make live.”
― Robert Francis

“It is futile to argue as to which single leaf, which design of branch, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.”
― Bruce Lee, Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living

“Secret is the mother of all lies.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“I wanted to root into him, even as the wind said all rootedness was a sham, there were only passing arrangements, makeshift shelters and poor harbors, I love you, I thought suddenly in that rush that makes so much seem possible, I love you, anything I am you have use for is yours.”
― Garth Greenwell, Cleanness

“That’s what a soul is: a root. It’s memories and love and feelings. And that can’t be destroyed. I promised you then and I promise you now—no one is ever really gone.”
― Sara Wolf, Send Me Their Souls

“Bloodraven is the root of all our woes, the white worm gnawimg at the heart of the realm.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

“The fruits of life can only grow when your roots are implanted well. Being grounded is the key to being fruitful.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“The same cycle will continuously repeat until you commit yourself to healing the root of the issue.”
― Robin S. Baker

“The branches of a tree may grow in different directions, but they all draw nourishment from the same root.”
― Wald Wassermann

“Money is not the root of all evil. Poverty of the mind is.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“The root cause of my brain damage is in professional astronomy.”
― Steven Magee

“Since the second world war, there has been a ratcheting up of global tensions and it is now time to address the root causes.”
― Steven Magee

“All problems have solutions.”
― Steven Magee

“In many ways, turnips are the unsung heroes of the root crop universe. They don't have the ad budget potatoes have, or the glamorous appearance of carrots, but they shouldn't be underestimated. They're high in vitamins and minerals, low in sugar, and taste delicious roasted, caramelized, or mashed with a pound of butter. Pliny the Elder considered the turnip the most important vegetable of his day, because "its utility surpasses that of any other plant's." Say what you want about Pliny the Elder... he was a man who knew his vegetables.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Garden of Small Beginnings

“Mandrake is medicinal because the root contains an alkaloid that belongs to the atropine group. It's a powerful narcotic and analgesic, and, in larger doses, a superb anesthetic. It's magical because of the bizarre shape of the root, which looks like a human being, sometimes male, sometimes female. This root can and will exercise supernatural power over the human body and mind. It's both an aphrodisiac and a strong hallucinogen. Think about it. Those two things together can create the most mind-bending sex you're ever likely to have. And babies, too. In the book of Genesis, the barren Rachel eats the root and becomes pregnant with Joseph. The plant produces out-of-body experiences in some susceptible people, and a vastly increased sex drive in almost all men."
"Sounds good to me."
"A lot of people think so. Folks love to experiment with the mandrake. The problem is that it's poisonous in the wrong doses, and, too often to mention, people end up sick, or worse. They forget that the mandrake is in the family Solanaceae, similar to deadly nightshade.”
― Margot Berwin, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire

“Knowledge of the self is the root of all knowledge.”
― Heidi M. Morrison (Heidi Morrison Teachings)

“There is a wonder deeper than the pleasures, there is an awe far-reaching than the contempt and it is the root of the root of astonishment that gathers as an art on a canvas or as a song on the lips....”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“I no longer take any of the prescriptions from my doctors. The bulk of the prescriptions made me sicker, not better. I had seen numerous doctors in the previous two decades for my progressive deterioration in health. None of them prescribed Hawaii! On reflection, none of them were competent in diagnosing the root cause of my deteriorating health and prescribing the correct treatment. My story with the medical profession is common.”
― Steven Magee, Magee’s Disease

“When you analyze mass shootings, you generally find root cause analysis points to the government.”
― Steven Magee

“Root cause analysis requires an extensive examination of history.”
― Steven Magee, Hypoxia, Mental Illness & Chronic Fatigue

“If you are displaying strange health conditions that your doctor cannot get to the bottom of, genetic health testing may assist you in finding the root cause.”
― Steven Magee, Hypoxia, Mental Illness & Chronic Fatigue

“Most sicknesses can be reverse engineered back to their root cause.”
― Steven Magee

“The Kites that stay rooted to the base, with a string, fly high, against the winds; the ones without it just flow purposelessly with the winds, falling aimlessly. Keep that string of yourself rooted.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Slate

“A Kite that stays rooted to the base, with a string, flies high, against the winds; the one without it just flows purposelessly with the winds, falling aimlessly. A leader keeps that string rooted.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Modified Leadership

“And he said...

...sourness stems from the bitterness of the root.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Re-rooting yourself is an act of rebellious beauty....”
― Jayita Bhattacharjee

“Their beauty knows no barriers; they find fissures, cracks where they root and bloom.”
― David Passarelli, Mountain poems: Musings on stone, forest, and snow