Roots Quotes - Page 39

• The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be.’ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person] trapped in patriarchy, which is the religion of the entire planet, ‘to be’ in the fullest sense is ‘to sin'.

  Mary Daly

  Etymology, Sin, Planets

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• Until society can be reclaimed by an undivided humanity that will use its collective wisdom, cultural achievements, technological innovations, scientific knowledge, and innate creativity for its own benefit and for that of the natural world, all ecological problems will have their roots in social problems.

  Murray Bookchin

  Creativity, Achievement, Humanity

  Janet Biehl, Murray Bookchin (1999). “The Murray Bookchin Reader”, p.53, Black Rose Books Ltd.

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• Trust yourself. At the root, at the core, there is pure sanity, pure openness. Don’t trust what you have been taught, what you think, what you believe, what you hope. Deeper than that, trust the silence of your being.

  Gangaji

  Believe, Thinking, Silence

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• New York City is the capital for Baseball, not just for the pros, but also for the kids throughout the city, as well. No matter who you root for, the Borough Cup is going to make every kid and community that participates a winner.

  Mark Teixeira

  Baseball, New York, Kids

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• I believe the evidence strongly supports common descent. But the root question remains unanswered: What has caused complex systems to form?

  Michael Behe

  Believe, Support, Common

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• Irrationality is the square root of all evil.

  Douglas Hofstadter

  Squares, Evil, Irrationality

  "Irrationality is the Square Root of All Evil". Scientific American, 249 (3), September 1983.

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• The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, Land, Taught

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• Premature optimization is the root of all evil.

  Donald Knuth

  Science, Evil, Debugging

  Donald Ervin Knuth (1986). “TEX: The Program”, Addison-Wesley Professional

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• We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3%

  Donald Knuth

  Opportunity, Evil, Debugging

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• We humans are in such a strange position—we are still animals whose behavior reflects that of our ancestors, yet we are unique—unlike any other animal on earth. Our distinctiveness separates us and makes it easy to forget where we came from. Perhaps dogs help us remember the depth of our roots, reminding us—the animals at the other end of the leash—that we may be special, but we are not alone. No wonder we call them our best friends.

  Patricia McConnell

  Dog, Animal, Unique

  Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. (2009). “The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs”, p.225, Ballantine Books

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• We all come from the same root, but the leaves are all different.

  John Fire Lame Deer

  Different

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• The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.

  Ivor Novello

  Heart, People, Cinema

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• The love of truth is the stimulus to all noble conversation. This is the root of all the charities. The tree which springs from it may have a thousand branches, but they will all bear a golden and generous fruitage.

  Orville Dewey

  Truth, Spring, Tree

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• Temple mirrors of eternity remind us that each human being has "divine nature and destiny"; that "sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally"; and that, growing together in love and faithfulness, we can give children roots and wings.

  Gerrit W. Gong

  Children, Destiny, Wings

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• Perhaps the best function of parenthood is to teach the young creature to love with safety, so that it may be able to venture unafraid when later emotion comes; the thwarting of the instinct to love is the root of all sorrow and not sex only but divinity itself is insulted when it is repressed. To disapprove, to condemn the human soul shrivels under barren righteousness.

  Freya Stark

  Inspirational, Sex, Children

  Freya Stark (1964). “The Journey's Echo: Selections”

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• To me, Sabbath was always just a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots and made them heavier.

  Geezer Butler

  Band, Made, Heavy

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• The best poetry has its roots in the subconscious to a great degree. Youth, naivety, reliance on instinct more than learning and method, a sense of freedom and play, even trust in randomness, is necessary to the making of a poem.

  May Swenson

  Play, Degrees, Naivety

  May Swenson, Gardner McFall (1998). “Made with words”, Univ of Michigan Pr

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• In Radical Optimism, Beatrice Bruteau sets forth a deep and shining vision of spirituality, one that guides the reader into the contemplative life and the very root of our being. Dr. Bruteau is a philosopher of great measure whose work should be required reading for all who seek the deepest truth about themselves.

  Sue Monk Kidd

  Reading, Contemplative Life, Optimism

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• Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  Men, Majority, Prudence

  Carl von Clausewitz (2008). “On War”, p.190, Princeton University Press

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• Taking on all at once Germany, Japan, and Italy - diverse enemies all - did not require the weeding out of all the fascists and their supporters in Mexico, Argentina, Eastern Europe, and the Arab world. Instead, those in jackboots and armbands worldwide quietly stowed all their emblems away as organized fascism died on the vine once the roots were torn out in Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo. So too will the terrorists, once their sanctuaries and capital shrivel up - as is happening as we speak.

  Victor Davis Hanson

  Weed, Japan, Rome

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• Root out the counterrevolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps... Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service.

  Leon Trotsky

  Character, Past, Locks

  "Trotsky : The Eternal Revolutionary" Dmitri Volkogonov, (p. 213), 1996.

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• Meaningful relationships are worth more than hundred-dollar trees, and they deserve all the time, effort, and energy they need to become strong and beautiful. Then, once the roots are well established, such relationships can continue to grow-even under difficult circumstances. Trust and understanding will nurture the relationship, and eventually, the flowers of love will blossom and bear sweet fruit.

  Lloyd D. Newell

  Beautiful, Meaningful, Sweet

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• Maybe if I go far enough back into my ancestry, I have African roots or something. I've got no idea

  Mick Taylor

  Ideas, Ancestry, Enough

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• We dare not forget, lest we become a nation that does not only not know its roots but where it’s going

  Mzwakhe Mbuli

  Doe, Forget, Dare

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• The root of great companies is make meaning vs. make money.

  Guy Kawasaki

  Making Money, Great Company, Company

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