#roots

We have our roots in country, and that's our foundation, but we pull from a lot. ↗

— Dave Haywood

#foundation #lot #our #pull #roots

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

#change #critical #democratic #electoral #good

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#archetypes #back #europe #go #greek

The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#ancient #culture #games #investigate #just

When a tree is polled, it will sprout new shoots nearer its roots. A soul that is ruined in the bud will frequently return to the springtime of its beginnings and its promise-filled childhood, as though it could discover new hopes there and retie the broken threads of life. The shoots grow rapidly and eagerly, but it is only a sham life that will never be a genuine tree. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#hermann-hesse #maturity #roots #soul #youth

This type of gathering is unprecedented. The time has come for Christians to publicly affirm our Jewish roots, distinctions and oneness in Jesus Christ. ↗

— Bill McCartney

#christ #christians #come #distinctions #gathering

I am charismatic with roots of the Pentecostal. ↗

— Oral Roberts

#charismatic #i #i am #pentecostal #roots

I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself. ↗

— Edward Steichen

#bark #branches #coming #course #foliage

I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother. ↗

— Rocco DiSpirito

#family #honor #i #i am #life

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

— Mick Taylor

#ancestry #back #enough #far #go