Roots Quotes

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. Alvin Ailey
Work Culture Dance Country Heritage Otherwise Everyone Part American Which Roots Speaks Whole
My mother is black, from Grenada, so my blackness was always there, but It wasn't until I started hanging with the upperclassmen black actors at my high school that I really got my roots in being a black American, which is a distinctly different identity and experience. Amanda Seales
Experience School Mother Black High High School Blackness Until Identity Always Got American Hanging Being Different Which Really Roots Actor Started
I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots. Amiri Baraka
Revolution Changed Our Name Became Question African Roots Whole Aware
The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots. Andrew Bird
First Those Classical Check Sound Still Notes Roots Play Start
I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to Nebraska every year, and I still love going back to Texas where I grew up, as well. I've just kind of had to mature a little bit more and get used to a little bit different style of life. Andy Roddick
Life Love Family Style Year Lose Every Think Too Back Bit Kind Trip More Never Had Well Make Still Texas Up Close Mature Get Going Just Where Different Grew Just Kind Little Little Bit Roots Used Nebraska
My cultural roots are something illusive. Ang Lee
Something Cultural Roots
The educational highlights I remember were not in the classroom. My father spent a lot of time with me when he could. He taught me how to take square roots, a skill I have retained but do not use often, except to check that I still remember. Angus Deaton
Time Me Remember Father Spent Classroom Except Could Take He Highlights Check How Still Were Educational Lot Square Often Taught Skill Roots Use
I'm quite interested in the absolute roots of narrative, why we tell stories at all: where the monsters come from. Anne Enright
Monsters Tell Absolute Come Narrative Quite Where Stories Interested Roots Why
The CDU was a party that united different denominational and ideological currents. If the idea of a rightward shift means that we ignore those roots and only define ourselves as a conservative party, then I am strictly opposed. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Conservative Party Conservative Party Strictly Define Those Ourselves Only Idea Ideological Am Opposed Shift Denominational Currents Different Then Roots Means Ignore United
We have very strong roots in Italy and we are committed to deepen these roots even more. Antoine Arnault
Strong More Italy Very Committed Roots Even Deepen
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. Antonio Lobo Antunes
Family Me Patriotism World Strong Country Become Living Monument Admire Writers Idea Over Suppose Come Like Sort Chekhov Beethoven Very Artists Roots Painters Portugal
My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan, which has allowed me to travel to the roots of my ancestors with my father. Apolo Ohno
Me Travel Old Father States Ancestors Only Allowed He Still Came Years Which Japan Japanese Grandmother Roots United United States Resides
Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots. Aretha Franklin
Me You Natural Church Setting Background Definitely Know Roots Start
Organized groups claiming roots in religious ideologies have unleashed an all-pervasive fear of mob violence in many parts of the country. Asma Jahangir
Fear Country Unleashed Claiming Religious Ideologies Parts Mob Roots Organized Many Groups Violence
Sometimes it can be easy to forget where your roots are or where you came from. Austin Aries
You Sometimes Easy Came Forget Where Roots Your
I've gotta stick to my roots, and my roots are blues. Barbara Lynn
Stick Gotta Blues Roots
I think the Flecktones are a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz. Bela Fleck
Music Jazz Think Folk Well Mixture Lot Bluegrass Acoustic Roots Electronic Electronic Music Funk
Folk-punk artists like This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb or Paul Baribeau were popular in the Florida punk community. I saw people early on combine roots music with more aggressive music. Benjamin Booker
Music People Punk Aggressive Community Saw More Combine Like Were Pipe Artists Paul Bike Roots Popular Bomb Florida Early
Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles. Bill Rancic
You People Seriously Country Nice Favorite City Angeles No-One Los Los Angeles Go Chicago Which Roots Actually Here
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
Culture Society Relatively Ancient About Obscure Investigate Most Understand Years Just So Many Years Transformed Meaning Really Roots Games Many Necessary Olympians
When you shampoo your hair, you're trying to get the oil out of your roots, but you really want the rest of your hair to maintain its moisture. When you put coconut oil on the ends, the shampoo gets oil out of the roots, but also protects the ends. Blake Lively
You Rest Hair Out Shampoo Put Maintain Also Protects Get Trying Gets Ends Oil Want Really Roots Your Coconut
There are a lot of people out there doing cool work. I went to South Africa with Talib Kweli and the Roots for a couple of weeks. And even a lot of the groups that aren't called 'political' or 'revolutionary' have a lot more to say than what you hear on the singles. Boots Riley
Work You People Political South Africa Say Out More Weeks Couple Doing Singles Hear South Lot Than Revolutionary Africa Roots Cool Even Groups
When the Killers first came out, a lot of people thought we were English, and it touched a chord in me, because my roots are very American. Brandon Flowers
Me People Thought First Out Touched Because Came Were Lot Very American Roots English Chord
I'm sticking true to my roots. Brantley Gilbert
True Sticking Roots
You can't run from your roots of who you are. Brian Kemp
You Run Roots Your Who
I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my path is to go someplace else, hey, I'm there. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Love Path Else Hey Someplace Someplace Else Doing Go Huge Up Get Grew Theater Roots Fulfillment
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