"I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated."

-- Vikram Seth

#Thinking Quotes #Tree Quotes

“No, I'm putting it away, trying to buy a house for my family. The goal is to use the money to move into a big house, so my daughter can have a garden.”
“It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.”
“I want to try and do as much as I can as an actor. So far I think I've done pretty well with being a minister's son. And now I know I'm pretty darn good at playing a woman too.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2010). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radical”, p.18, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I also know that every person faces adversity in life. Abraham Lincoln held this seat in Congress in one term. But few faced as many defeats in his personal, business and public life as he did.”

Source : "Disgraced Rep. Aaron Schock Compares Himself To Lincoln In Farewell Speech" by Laura Barron-Lopez, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 26, 2015.
“When you can look a thing dead in the eye, acknowledge that it exists, call it exactly what it is, and decide what role it will take in your life then, my Beloved, you have taken the first step toward your freedom.”
“It's always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don't know if I'm good enough to have a long career. I've got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense.”
“Psychology more than any other science has had its pseudo-scientific no less than its scientific period.”

Source : James Mark Baldwin (1913). “History of Psychology: A Sketch and an Interpretation”

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