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title: "10 Hands Earth Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Hands Earth quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Hands Earth sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's fantastic to put your hands in the earth. I enjoy spending my time in heaven here. I don't care what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-harper/it-s-fantastic-to-put-your-hands-in-the-earth-i-enjoy-spending-my/)

[Roy Harper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-harper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/roy-harper-22963_care_it-s-fantastic-to-put-your-hands-in-the_1935506.png)

> [Putting your hands in the earth is very grounding, if you'll excuse the pun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-glover/putting-your-hands-in-the-earth-is-very-grounding-if-you-ll-excuse/)

[John Glover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-glover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/john-glover-28430_earth_putting-your-hands-in-the-earth-is-very_2677813.jpg)

> [I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth, so you always remember where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/i-think-of-how-perhaps-the-best-way-to-fly-would-be-with-hands-full/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/ally-condie-434_earth_i-think-of-how-perhaps-the-best-way-to-f_1138878.jpg)

> [“The best way to fly would be with hands full of earth, so you can always remember where you came from, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/the-best-way-to-fly-would-be-with-hands-full-of-earth-so-you-can/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/ally-condie-434_nature_the-best-way-to-fly-would-be-with-hands_2997435.jpg)

> [I know I am made from this earth, as my mother's hands were made from this earth, as her dreams came from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-griffin/i-know-i-am-made-from-this-earth-as-my-mother-s-hands-were-made-from/)

[Susan Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/susan-griffin-8475_bird_i-know-i-am-made-from-this-earth-as-my-m_1642731.jpg)

> [Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/gardening-is-not-a-rational-act-what-matters-is-the-immersion-of-the/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/margaret-atwood-40_ancient_gardening-is-not-a-rational-act-what-mat_762594.jpg)

> [“God has his hands on the earth. He will not let go—even when it requires that his hands be pierced by nails.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/god-has-his-hands-on-the-earth-he-will-not-let-go-even-when-it/)

[Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea5/randy-alcorn-1180_time_god-has-his-hands-on-the-earth-he-will-n_572846.png)

> [“I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth so you always remember where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/i-think-of-how-perhaps-the-best-way-to-fly-would-be-with-hands-full-2/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/ally-condie-434_nature_i-think-of-how-perhaps-the-best-way-to-f_1185590.jpg)

> [“God has his hands on the earth. He will not let go—even when it requires that his hands be pierced by nails.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/god-has-his-hands-on-the-earth-he-will-not-let-go-even-when-it-2/)

[Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/randy-alcorn-1180_time_god-has-his-hands-on-the-earth-he-will-n_779218.png)

> [Hold your hands out over the earth as over a flame. To all who love her, who open to her the doors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-beston/hold-your-hands-out-over-the-earth-as-over-a-flame-to-all-who-love/)

[Henry Beston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-beston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/henry-beston-13852_beach_hold-your-hands-out-over-the-earth-as-ov_878245.jpg)

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