Richard Pryor
Comedian, Actor
"All humor is rooted in pain."
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Rooted
28 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Vikram Seth
Poet, Novelist
"I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated."
Anais Nin
Writer, Diarist
"When I am most deeply rooted, I feel the wildest desire to uproot myself."
Simone de Beauvoir
Philosopher, Writer
"In order to be an artist, one must be deeply rooted in the society."
Terence McKenna
Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
"History is rooted in the future"
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"Whoever is uprooted himself uproots others. Whoever is rooted himself doesn't uproot others."
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"America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music."
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"Service is not possible unless it is rooted in love orahimsa."
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"What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out"
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