- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Roots Quotes
Where people come from, and what pulls them back.
These quotes describe roots as both a personal foundation - stand-up comedy as one performer's origin story - and a cultural tie worth revisiting, like returning to a hometown left behind to reconnect with its people. See Family quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.
- Question
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- Nov 07, 2020
I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is nice to go down the memory lane and remember who I am and what my roots are.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Its roots are in American Negro culture, which is part of the whole country's heritage, but the dance speaks to everyone... Otherwise, it wouldn't work.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Following 9/11, intelligence indicated numerous links between al-Qa'eda and Algeria. It began to look as though the roots of jihad could be traced back to the war in Algeria that began 50 years ago.
- Deep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans don't have deep gastronomic roots. They wanted to get away from the cultures of Europe or wherever they came from. We stirred up that melting pot pretty quickly.
- Nov 07, 2020
Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
'The Last Kingdom''s got its roots in history, and it's a lot grittier. It doesn't have the 'Game of Thrones' gloss.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't meet that many people that you can talk about Roots Manuva with, but that was my favorite in school, this record of his called 'Run Come Save Me.' When I first started writing lyrics, it came from that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020