The earth flourishes, or is overrun with noxious weeds and…

We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of…

— Dalai Lama

Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with…

— Pema Chodron

Democracy is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating.

— Ronald Reagan

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step…

— Richard Powers

Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our…

— Ajahn Chah

“I want to know we're not pushing children toward the traditions of life, but instead cultivating them to grow in their own specific purposes,…

— Ashley Ormon

Modern anthropology ... opposes the utilitarian assumption that the primitive chants as he sows seed because he believes that otherwise it will not grow,…

— John Carroll

You've got a lot pulling at your time already - which may be the best reason to start cultivating your green thumb.

— Steven Wilson

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

— Dalai Lama

Picking other people's brains is an art worth cultivating.

— Jessica Mitford

Happiness is the choice I make today. It does not rest on my circumstances, but on my frame of mind...In cultivating the habits of…

— Marianne Williamson

The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in prudently cultivating our undergrowth of small pleasures, since very…

— Richard Sharp

We should amuse our evening hours of life in cultivating the tender plants, and bringing them to perfection, before they are transplanted to a…

— George Washington

Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.

— Gail Sheehy

Whatever we focus our attention on will expand in our experience. If we focus on cultivating the higher qualities of love, compassion, joy and…

— Deepak Chopra