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Laozi Philosopher

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"The noble must make humility his root."

Humility Roots Taoism

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Marcus Tullius Cicero Politician, Philosopher, Orator

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"While all other things are uncertain, evanescent, and ephemeral, virtue alone is fixed with deep roots; it can neither be overthrown by any violence or moved from its place."

Roots Violence Ephemeral

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Marcus Tullius Cicero Politician, Philosopher, Orator

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"In all great arts, as in trees, it is the height that charms us; we care nothing for the roots or trunks, yet it could not be without the aid of these."

Art Tree Roots

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Nicholson Baker Author

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"A bee rose up from a sun-filled paper cup, off to make slum honey from some diet root beer it had found inside."

Roots Rose Beer

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Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, Journalist

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"Real development is not leaving things behind, as on a road, but drawing life from them, as from a root."

Real Roots Drawing

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Leonard Bernstein Composer, Conductor

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"Which of my Jewish roots do I follow?"

Roots

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Henry Ford Industrialist

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"Money the root of all evil, unless used for good purpose"

Evil Purpose Roots

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Henry Louis Gates Scholar, Historian

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"You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able to... do my family tree back to the slave ship and then reverse the Middle Passage, as I like to put it, and find the tribe or ethnic group that I was from in Africa."

Roots Envy Slave Ships

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James Russell Lowell Poet, Essayist

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"A great part of human suffering has its root in the nature of man, and not in that of his institutions."

Men Suffering Roots

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Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer

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"It was Christianity which first painted the devil on the worlds walls; It was Christianity which first brought sin into the world. Belief in the cure which it offered has now been shaken to it's deepest roots; but belief in the sickness which it taught and propagated continues to exists."

Wall Fear Roots

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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker

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"It seems that every life form on this planet strives toward its maximum potential... except human beings. A tree does not grow to half its potential size and then say, "l guess that will do." A tree will drive its roots as deep as possible. It will soak up as much nourishment as it can, stretch as high and as wide as nature will allow, and then look down as if to remind us of how much each of us could become if we would only do all that we can."

Doe Tree Roots

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Kofi Siriboe Actor

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"As much as he's been through, he's so alive and open to change. That's what I wanted to channel and I feel that's the root of who he is. So I was still and listening to God. All of that came together to really birth this human being known as Ralph Angel."

Angel Roots Listening

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Liz Miller Author

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"All moods have a cause. If you change the root cause, then your mood will follow suit. Furthermore, mood is a choice. It may not be a completely free choice, but you can choose which mood you spend the most time in."

May Choices Roots

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Pablo Picasso Painter, Sculptor

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"I understand how you could see something in the root of a tree, a crack in the wall, in an eroded stone or pebble. But marble? It comes off in blocks and doesn't evoke any image. It does not inspire."

Wall Roots Block

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D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet

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"The whole life-effort of man is to get his life into direct contact with the elemental life of the cosmos, mountain life, cloud life, thunder life, air life, earth life, sun life. To come into immediate felt contact, and so derive energy, power and a dark sort of joy. This effort into sheer naked contact, without an intermediary or mediator is the root meaning of religion."

Men Dark Roots

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D. H. Lawrence Novelist, Poet

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"It was as if thousands and thousands of little roots and threads of consciousness in him and her had grown together into a tangled mass, till they could crowd no more, and the plant was dying. Now quietly, subtly, she was unravelling the tangle of his consciousness and hers, breaking the threads gently, one by one, with patience and impatience to get clear."

Roots Dying Tangled

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Daisaku Ikeda Buddhist Leader, Author

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"But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts."

Believe Heart Roots

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Dalai Lama Spiritual Leader

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"The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of individual responsibility is quite clear; an atmosphere of peace must first be created within ourselves, then gradually expanded to include our families, our communities, and ultimately the whole planet."

Real Responsibility Roots

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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar

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"An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. From his own father, he said, he first learned that Fatherhood must be at the core of the universe. [speaking of George MacDonald]"

Father Roots Almost Perfect

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Barack Obama Politician

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"I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a mobilized grass roots."

Powerful Community Roots

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