#roots

Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots. ↗

— Smokey Robinson

#because #life #motown #my life #part

I'm not a fighter, but in my mind I'm fighting every day. 'What's new? What am I doing?' I'm fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren't samurai, but my soul is. ↗

— Masaharu Morimoto

#day #doing #every #every day #fighter

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#base #building #campaign #goal #grass-roots

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#answer #appointment #behalf #ceo #children

The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity. ↗

— Patricia Ireland

#been #beliefs #christian #christianity #diversity

Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it. ↗

— Ed Royce

#congress #could #course #crisis #decision

You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true to our roots, do what we do, and try to do it a little better each time. ↗

— Bob Seger

#better #each #going #hear #jazz

You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots. ↗

— Sharon Stone

#feel #hair #i #i feel #just

After working for 14 years on Wall Street and growing up in a family with strong roots in small business, I know how important the entrepreneurial spirit is to attaining the American dream. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#american #american dream #attaining #business #dream

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become. ↗

— Harold Taylor

#become #best #lie #roots #true