“I reached the age of 70, because I have cultivated an association of multicultural intellectuals who are informed and alert to whatever "tricknology" that's laid on us by the powers that be. These include White ethnic intellectuals- people who know their roots- as well as Native American, Asian American, Hispanic and Black intellectuals. These are thirty, forty-year associations with some of the best minds around. Minds that are ignored by the media.” PeopleKnowsYearsMindWellsAgeBlackWhiteMediaRootsThirtyNativeFortyAssociationNative AmericanIgnoredAsianHispanicMulticulturalAsian American Author:Ishmael Reed
“We find that alchemy has to do with magicians or magic and may even have roots in the Chaldean people who lived in the land that we now call Iraq.Abraham emerged and took a flock of people with him into Egypt. They were later called the Hebrews because of the valleys that they came out of. The alchemy that they saw was a transformative power within the individuals to affect the "out there" reality - and that, of course, is the basis of shamanism and is the basis for most magical and so-called Third World belief systems.” PeopleWorldMayRealityCoursesIndividualBeliefSawsMagicLandRootsThirdsBasesIraqValleysEgyptMagicianAbrahamAlchemyFlocksThird WorldHebrewBelief SystemsShamanism Author:Fred Alan Wolf
“Texas people are really strong in their roots. I started writing and playing guitar at 17. I've always loved music, and my dad is a singer-songwriter.” PeopleWritingStrongDadRootsGuitarMy DadSingersTexasSongwritersSinger SongwritersPlaying Guitar Author:Miranda Lambert
“...Sean Penn claimed to be 'serv[ing] the country' by giving aid and comfort to an enemy about to be attacked by the US. He said it made him feel more patriotic to dissent from the war aims of his nation. It is at least a counterintuitive position. Most people would not instantly grasp how it is more patriotic to always root against America. White supremacists should try claiming that burning crosses is more supportive of civil rights than not burning them.” PeopleGivingFeelsShouldTryingMadeSaidWarCountryAmericaNationsWhiteEnemyRightsPositionComfortCrossesRootsAimAidsCivil RightsBurningPatrioticSupportiveDissentSean Author:Ann Coulter
“The fans in Canada have been there since day one. They're the originals. When people say that's your roots, that's literally my roots. I've just cut this tree off and replanted it somewhere else and it started growing, but the roots are still here.” PeopleHas BeensCuttingGrowingTreeFansRootsOriginalsCanadaSomewhere Else Author:Russell Peters
“For Jewish people, salmon has a special meaning, not just because it's a flavor we've had all along our diaspora. Salmon also have this special return-to-their-roots desire. At the end of their lives, salmon try to swim back to when they were born. Even if they can't, they have this obsession. We as diaspora people love that a lot about salmon.” PeopleIfsTryingEndsDesireBornSpecialReturnRootsObsessionSwimFlavorSalmonDiaspora Author:Charlemagne Palestine
“Even as a fan, as someone who's into his performances, the Stooges and his own stuff, Iggy [Pop] is one of the people who kept underlining something that a lot of my older musician friends with punk roots say: you get into this space in your life where you feel like a weirdo, you're marginalised, you don't fit in... and then you can get up on stage in front of people who probably hate you.” PeopleFeelsHateStuffSpaceFansStageFrontsFitMusicianRootsPerformancesPopsGet UpPunkHate YouWeirdoStooges Author:Babatunde Adebimpe
“I travel a lot. It used to be, when I would go to any country, I could guarantee that the first question would establish my name, and the fact that I've written Roots, and the third question, at least no later than the fourth question would not be a question, so much as a statement, something like, "We understand that in America white people do such and such bad things to black people."” PeopleFirstsCountryFactsAmericaUsedNamesBlackWhiteWrittenRootsThirdsStatementsUsed To BeGuaranteesBad ThingsBlack PeopleFourthGuarantees That Author:Alex Haley
“People are a lot more open than even they think they are. And I feel like I carry a heavy story about where I come from and those roots, but also what I like as a thinker.” PeopleThinkingFeelsStoriesRootsHeavyThinker Author:Lizz Wright
“My own personal theory is that all popular music, in whatever form it is, to me, it all comes from Africa. Whether it's filtered through America or whatever - African-American. But I still think there's something in that roots music that's very, very African, and I think that's what unites people.” PeopleThinkingStillsAmericaFormMy OwnTheoryRootsAfrican AmericanPopular Music Author:Paul Weller
“It's such a phenomenon for a hip-hop artist to fully embrace his Christian roots and his faith. And that becomes something that people almost need you to justify.” PeopleNeedsChristianArtistRootsEmbraceHip HopHipsHopsJustifyPhenomenonNeed YouHip Hop Artist Author:LeCrae
“Those who like tranquility and dislike clamor tend to avoid people to seek quietude. They do not know that when one wishes there were no one around, that is egotism; and when the mind is attached to quietude, that is the root of disturbance. How can they reach the state where others and oneself are seen as one, where disturbance and quietude are both forgotten.” PeopleKnowsMindStatesWishRootsForgottenOneselfTaoismDislikeTranquilityEgotismDisturbanceClamor Author:Zicheng Hong
“The point for me is people who are atheists or are coming from different religious traditions; they are coming from their own sources and specific roots. We should analyze these.” PeopleShouldDifferentReligiousSourceTraditionRootsAtheistReligious Traditions Author:Tariq Ramadan
“My audience is made up of two groups of people. The first group includes people whose roots are deep in the Christian faith, but for whom the traditional symbols, as traditionally understood, no longer make sense. The other audience is the audience that has left. I call them the Church Alumni Association, citizens of the secular city. They are a bit nostalgic about this faith of their childhood, but they aren't really interested in trotting it out or becoming involved with it again as it is presently organized.” PeopleFirstsMadeTwoChristianLeftBitsChurchCitiesAudienceGroupsChildhoodBecomingCitizensInvolvedUnderstoodRootsTraditionalSymbolsMake SenseOrganizedAssociationSecularNostalgicChristian FaithAlumniTrottingBecoming Involved Author:John Shelby Spong
“Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection of the forest in my country [Ivory Coast]. When away from home, I mostly miss people and enjoying a good laugh with my peers.” PeopleGivingChildrenCountryHomeEnjoySimpleForgetSupportLaughingMissingYouthInvolvedRootsMy FamilyWestProtectionSpendingForestsNever ForgetAssociationPeersCoastGiving BackSpending TimeIvoryAway From HomeGood LaughWest Africa Author:Yaya Toure
“I don't like that the government is going to manipulate the information to try to convince me that what I'm eating is not what I'm really eating. If people choose to eat cardboard because it's ten cents cheaper, then let them. That's at the root of freedom. But in the reverse, I'd like to know if what I'm eating or consuming or buying is somehow hurting or exploiting someone in another part of the planet.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingGovernmentHurtInformationPlanetsTenEatingRootsBuyingConvinceCentsReverseManipulateConsumingCheaper Author:Billy Corgan
“The basic problem affecting the Pakistan today is human rights. Islamic fundamentalists have no roots among the common people and while they are pushing hard for religious fundamentalists to take hold, the common people still seek change through humanitarian and common human rights law.” PeopleHumansStillsHardProblemTodayLawReligiousCommonRightsRootsHuman RightsHumanitarianIslamicPushingPakistan Author:Abdul Sattar Edhi
“To earn the support of grass-roots activists, you have to spend real time, looking them in the eyes, answering their questions. Part of it is also you have to have a message that inspires people.” PeopleRealEyeSupportInspireMessagesRootsGrassActivist Author:Ted Cruz
“You cannot build a grass-roots campaign unless you are connecting with people.” PeopleRootsCampaignsGrassConnecting Author:Ted Cruz
“I believe in the American people. It's - I believe in trusting them, I believe in empowering them, and I think, at the end of the day, the only force strong enough to change the course we're on is the grass roots across the country.” PeopleThinkingBelieveEndsCountryEnoughCoursesStrongForceI BelieveRootsI Believe InGrassEmpoweringThe End Of The DayStrong Enough Author:Ted Cruz
“I like to see people reaching back for the roots and for the reason why. Not intellectually, but just for the gut feeling of what it's all about.” PeopleReasonFeelingsRootsReason WhyReachingGutsWhy NotGut FeelingsReaching Back Author:Van Morrison
“The really cool thing about reggae music is that I can get away with saying spiritual things as a reggae influenced artist that I couldn't get away with saying as a rock artist. Reggae has such spiritual roots and people almost expect to hear spiritual things.” PeopleI CanSpiritualArtistRocksMusic IsRootsGet AwayReally CoolReggaeCool ThingsReggae Music Author:Dominic Balli
“There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the intellectual and practical difficulties involved in building a significant system involving software. It is not and will not be reduced to a simple mechanical "assembly line" process. Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.” PeopleWayHardEvilProcessLinesSimplePrinciplesCreativityDesignBuildingDevelopmentNeededInvolvedIntellectualRootsDifficultySignificantPracticalsSoftwareEngineeringUnderestimateAssemblyInvolvingSoftware DevelopmentAssembly Line Author:Bjarne Stroustrup
“It's so important to embrace what you have because if you don't, that can be the root of very self-destructive habits, which I think people waste a lot of energy on.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantSelfEnergyHabitWasteRootsEmbraceDestructiveSelf Destructive Author:Jillian Hervey
“I would not say Denmark is a multicultural country, but more people live here now who have different roots, backgrounds and religions, more than 30 years ago. This also applies to religions.” PeopleYearsDifferentCountryYears AgoRootsBackgroundsMulticulturalDenmark Author:Margrethe II of Denmark
“I believe that many people have forgotten what their roots are. This is one of the advantages of countries with a monarchy. The monarch offers identity across generations, and is a part of these roots and this native country.” PeopleBelieveCountryI BelieveGenerationsIdentityOffersAdvantageRootsForgottenNativeMonarchyMonarchsNative Country Author:Margrethe II of Denmark
“Zwarte Piet, or 'Black Pete,' is a relic from slavery. It is something that should have long been eliminated, and it's very insulting to black Dutch people. It's shocking to me that it still exists, but I think it's about the lack of knowledge and education regarding the roots of the character in the slave trade.” PeopleThinkingShouldLongStillsCharacterBlackRootsShould HaveSlaveryTradeSlaveShockingInsultingDutchRelicsEducation And KnowledgeSlave TradeLack Of Knowledge Author:Roger Ross Williams
“Surround yourself with positive people. Also, be a positive person. Root for people. Somebody else's success is not your failure.” PeoplePersonsRootsSurroundSurround YourselfPositive PeoplePositive PersonSurround Yourself With Positive People Author:Bill Burr
“In a sense the Pirate Party is very similar to what happened for the Bernie Sanders campaign, where people felt inspired and they felt like they were having an impact, a big grass-roots-inspired movement, in particular with young people.” PeopleBigsYoungFeltPartyHappenedMovementParticularRootsImpactInspiredCampaignsGrassPirate Author:Birgitta Jonsdottir
“The roots of anti-Semitism is a complex question - if I think about why I was open to these thoughts, it was because I had never met any Jews before and therefore I could believe all the stereotypes of these people.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveMetsRootsComplexesJewStereotypeAnti Semitism Author:Csanad Szegedi
“I get questions from Richard Sandomir at the New York Times or Michael Hiestand at USA Today about issues .., 'well, there's a blog site that says you root too hard for the Red Sox. Or people don't like you because you're rooting against their team ...'I don't want to say it's bad. There are certainly things you learn from the internet. You certainly learn from people's opinions. I think you're going to get some of the negative a lot more than the positive, but I think you can learn from it.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsHardTodayOpinionIssuesTeamNew YorkLike YouInternetRedNegativeRootsUsaSiteBlogsNew York Times Author:Joe Buck
“I think that people all grow up and have their same personalities, but you can say, "Oh, I can see the roots of this personality, which I didn't like, but then you grew up, and I can still see you as that person, but I do really like you now." Which is sort of how I feel about children - I mean, about children who I knew when I was a child and grew up with, and they're still my friends, and children that I know as children who I see growing up, and every year I like them more.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsYearsMeanChildrenPersonsStillsI CanGrowsGrowing UpGrowingLike YouGrewPersonalityGrew UpMy FriendsRootsReally Like You Author:Ann Patchett
“In my formative years the people who influenced me most were the Christian existentialists, I mean men like Munier and Kierkegaard and perhaps most of all Nicholas Berdyaev and in my travels I looked for one thing more than anything. I rarely discussed, probably mainly because of language difficulties, metaphysics with the various religious people of other groups I'd meet with. But I'd very much try to see how they were incarnated, how their particular soul was incarnated or took roots into reality.” PeopleMenTryingYearsMeanSoulRealityChristianLanguageReligiousOne ThingGroupsParticularRootsDifficultyVariousMetaphysicsExistentialistFormative YearsMean Man Author:Pierre Trudeau
“[CIA manipulating] has its roots in internal Pakistani affairs. It's a horrible development and phenomenon which goes back to radical Islamisation under Zia and taking away the long standing rights of people in the tribal areas [who were left largely alone].” PeopleLongLeftRightsDevelopmentAreasStandingRootsAffairHorribleRadicalInternalsPhenomenonCia Author:Noam Chomsky
“People in the UK will say that the design community in the US is much more coherent than other countries. It has no government support at all, so it's really like a grass roots thing.” PeopleCountryGovernmentCommunitySupportDesignRootsGrassOther Countries Author:Michael Bierut
“Politicians, they give the visible aspect of the change, but the change, the root, the anchor are in young people.” PeopleGivingYoungPoliticianAspectRootsVisibleAnchors Author:Elie Wiesel
“I'm talking of the idea, basically very widespread in America, that the less government the better, which is obviously being used to the advantage of the big corporations, but none-the-less has very radical implications. The idea of a people that exercises a great deal of federalist or confederalist control, the ideal of a grass-roots type of democracy, the idea of the freedom of the individual which is not to get lost in the mazes of anarcho-egotism à la Stirner, or for that matter right-wing libertarianism.” PeopleIdeasMatterBigsGovernmentAmericaUsedIndividualLostDealsTalkingDemocracyTypeExerciseAdvantageIdealsRootsWingsRadicalCorporationsGrassLibertarianismEgotismImplicationsRight WingMazesFederalistBig Corporations Author:Murray Bookchin
“People are hungry, and they're hurting and they're very, very worried about their children. Will their kids ever pay off their student debt? Will their kids ever get a decent-paying job? I think Democrats have got to be running a grass-roots campaign - mobilizing people and being prepared to take on the 1 percent with an agenda that speaks to the needs of ordinary workers.” PeopleThinkingNeedsChildrenRunningKidsJobsSpeakHurtPayStudentsOrdinaryPercentRootsPreparedDemocratWorkersDebtCampaignsHungryWorriedGrassDecentAgendas Author:Bernie Sanders
“The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society. This is true despite the significant poverty, and the class and geographic inequality that have deep historical roots.” PeopleClassPovertyMiddleRootsHistoricalSignificantDespiteInequalityMiddle ClassMexicoMexican Author:Alan Bersin
“I think what happened with 9/11 is that people sort of felt that it came from nowhere. Whereas I think now we understand the roots are very deep. I say it's like revolutionary Communism, something that is going to have to be knocked out over a very long period of time. This strain of extremism continues to be very strong, whether it's in Afghanistan, or Somalia or Yemen, or any of these places.” PeopleThinkingLongStrongFeltHappenedPeriodsRootsCommunismRevolutionaryAfghanistanVery StrongStrainExtremismVery DeepLong Periods Of TimeSomaliaYemen Author:Tony Blair
“Everything that makes a society run is broken in Iraq. The only real structure is the people's own sense of themselves as Iraqis, which was very strong. They're a proud people, and they trace their historic roots way, way back.” PeopleWayRealRunningStrongBrokenProudRootsStructureIraqVery StrongHistoric Author:Bruce Cockburn
“Sometimes along the way, when people are actively working, they will start to do a search for their roots and maybe get really interested in ancestry and become very good at what was just a hobby. But I think that we shouldn't wait quite that long to develop and look for those parallel interests of ours and not sometimes see them as frivolous and take them a little more seriously, and spend some time and energy and maybe even capital in pursuing them.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksLittlesLongSometimesEnergyWaitingInterestRootsVery GoodHobbiesParallelsGet RealAncestryFrivolousTime And Energy Author:Darold Treffert
“If you don't have the roots somewhere, it's very difficult for people to work with you. Because you are a different person from them. They don't know you, really. They don't know how you feel.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsPersonsDifferentDifficultKnow HowRootsHow You Feel Author:Sophia Loren
“The process of creating art allows me to learn about the subject I'm illustrating. So, if I want to learn more about plantation life and slavery, I try to find clients that will give me an opportunity to work on projects that will visualize those experiences of the enslaved African and people of color. I get to learn about my roots, and my artwork allows the reader into that world by creating images that are accessible.” PeopleIfsWorldWantGivingTryingArtOpportunityProcessSubjectsColorReaderProjectsCreatingRootsGive MeSlaveryClientsArtworkPlantationsCreating ArtIllustrating Author:Jerry Pinkney
“Active people to revitalize what is really the root of democracy: citizens communicating with each other. Democracy is not just about voting, it's about citizens talking with each other about the issues which concern them. We've lost a great deal of that in the age of the mass media.” PeopleAgeLostDealsTalkingDemocracyIssuesMediaCitizensMassConcernRootsCommunicateActiveVotingMass Media Author:Howard Rheingold
“Maybe I'm perverse, but the question of "rooting" for a character, or setting out to write a character for whom other people will root, has never had anything to do with why I read or write fiction. As long as the writing and story remain alive, intense, invigorating, provoking, the characters can be as demonic or saintly as the author wants.” PeopleWantWritingLongCharacterStoriesFictionAliveRootsIntenseSettingSettingsProvokingDemonicInvigorating Author:James Lasdun
“From arts, to literature, to science, to the founding of Christian institutions, all of that has its roots in a biblical worldview, but when you fail to recognize that it's the systemic reality of the greatest civilization in the history of humanity, you can become apathetic about what you actually now have. We have something that generations of people did not have.” PeopleArtRealityChristianHumanityLiteratureFailingGenerationsCivilizationRootsInstitutionsBiblicalFoundingWorldviewApatheticBiblical Worldview Author:Hank Hanegraaff
“At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't worry unduly about whether they'll be found wanting, they just find too much socializing exhausting and would prefer either to be alone or in the company of a select few people.” PeopleSometimesFoundSocialCompanyWorryToo MuchJudgmentRootsShySevereTemperamentSelectExhaustingIntrovertedSocializing Author:Jeffrey Kluger
“If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.” PeopleIfsNightActorsWishWatchesRootsClubsPerceiveEvery NightGood Actors Author:Shia LaBeouf
“I went to film school so I have a writing and directing background, and I think a lot of the material I'm interested in writing and getting out there is stories about anti-heroes and people you should just not ordinarily root for - trying to figure out a way of appealing to people they wouldn't normally appeal to.” PeopleThinkingWayShouldWritingTryingStoriesSchoolFilmFiguresMaterialsHeroRootsBackgroundsAppealsFilm SchoolAnti Hero Author:Danny McBride